Service connection granted for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to service-connected diabetes.,Service connection denied for depression as it is secondary to PTSD.,Service connection denied for hair loss presumed to be caused by herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).,Service connection granted for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to his service-connected diabetes. The medical evidence supports this finding.,There is no separate diagnosis of depression, only a secondary relationship with PTSD.,Hair loss is not listed among the diseases presumptively associated with herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).,The VA examiner found that sleep apnea is less likely than not caused by or aggravated by PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, depression, hair loss (presumed to be due to herbicide exposure), obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149286
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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