The Veteran's claim to reopen the PTSD service connection is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.,Service connection for hypertension, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been submitted to substantiate the claim of service connection for PTSD.,The Veteran's current hearing loss does not meet VA criteria for a disability rating due to insufficient evidence showing it was related to service or manifested within one year of separation.,There is no established medical nexus between the Veteran’s sleep apnea and service, nor secondary to his depressive disorder.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no established medical nexus.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190744
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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