The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral lower extremity dermatitis are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and TBI, respectively. The effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus is set at December 28, 2011.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions (PTSD and TBI) and his newly diagnosed conditions (obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral lower extremity dermatitis).
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea","diagnosis_date":null,"related_condition":"PTSD"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Lower Extremity Dermatitis","diagnosis_date":null,"related_condition":"TBI"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072709
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.
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