The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral vision condition and sleep disorder has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension (due to herbicide exposure) and digestive condition secondary to PTSD have been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD is being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a digestive condition and peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral upper and lower extremities are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals regarding his bilateral vision condition and sleep disorder at the March 2020 Board hearing.,There is evidence that the service-connected PTSD may have worsened since the last examination, warranting a new VA examination. Additionally, there are outstanding VA treatment records related to hypertension which need to be obtained.,The Veteran's PTSD may have caused or aggravated his hypertension due to increased heart rate and risk of hypertension associated with PTSD.,There is evidence that the Veteran’s digestive condition and peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral upper and lower extremities are related to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral vision condition, Sleep disorder, Digestive condition (presumed to be secondary to PTSD), Peripheral neuropathy in bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041688
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What this means for you
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