The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for seborrheic dermatitis and to reopen his claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence was cumulative or redundant of previous evidence and did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's OSA and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, seborrheic dermatitis (claimed as dandruff)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19178982
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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