Service connection granted for other trauma and stressor-related disorder.,Service connection granted for hypertension secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.,Service connection granted for erectile dysfunction secondary to hypertension.,Remanded for further examination regarding a skin disability (likely due to burn pit exposure).,Remanded for further examination regarding obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of other trauma and stressor-related disorder is at least as likely as not caused by his service.,Hypertension was aggravated by the Veteran’s psychiatric disorder, which had its onset during service.,Erectile dysfunction was found to be caused by hypertension, a condition that also has its onset during service.,The VA examiner noted that the sebaceous cyst did not have its onset in or was etiologically related to service. However, there were multiple reports of boils on the Veteran's skin prior to his separation from service.,The VA examiner concluded that OSA is more likely than not caused by PTSD, which had its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction, Skin Condition (Sebaceous cyst), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20064560
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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