The Veteran's claims for stress, asbestos exposure, and psoriasis have been denied. The Veteran has hypertension, gout, obstructive sleep apnea, and headaches that need to be evaluated further.,The Veteran is not entitled to increased evaluations for his service-connected right and left ankle disabilities due to the lack of non-weight-bearing testing in the VA examination report.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability associated with stress, asbestos exposure, or psoriasis during the appeal period.,The Veteran's hypertension, gout, obstructive sleep apnea, and headaches need to be evaluated further as they may have been caused by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Stress, Asbestos Exposure, Psoriasis, Hypertension, Gout, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Headaches, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142454
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected left knee and left ankle conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified insomnia disorder.
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