The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disability, a neurocognitive disorder (Lewy body disease), and sleep apnea. The issues of increased ratings for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, residual gunshot wound of neck and right shoulder, scars, painful scar, posterior neck, post shrapnel wound, synechecia left inferior nasal turbinate to septum with sinusitis, post endoscopy with septoplasty, and service connection for high cholesterol were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant did not have a disability for which service connection could be granted. The nature of the appellant’s theory of entitlement was unclear, and there was no argument from the appellant's attorney in support of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- High cholesterol, Hypertension, Acquired psychiatric disability, Neurocognitive disorder, to include Lewy body disease, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19158766
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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