The Veteran's claims for service connection for Diabetes Mellitus, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and a bladder condition have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for DM, but denied it due to lack of evidence linking DM to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not establish that the Veteran's DM was related to his service or secondary to any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Bladder condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181423
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as it requires further development and evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to GERD, for further development and a new VA medical opinion.
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