The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C has not been reopened as the submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate this claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has not been reopened due to the lack of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin rashes and skin tumors has not been reopened as the submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate this claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including disability benefit questionnaires from Dr. H.S., supports a finding that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and headaches are related to service-connected conditions (PTSD and diabetes mellitus).,The submitted evidence does not provide new information regarding the etiology of hepatitis C, hypertension, or skin rashes and tumors.,No new evidence has been provided to support a finding that the Veteran's hypertension is related to service.,The submitted evidence does not provide new information regarding the etiology of skin rashes and tumors.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, hepatitis C, hypertension, skin rashes and skin tumors
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19152839
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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