The Veteran's PTSD, headaches, and insomnia are granted service connection. The remaining conditions (tinea pedis, iron deficiency anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, memory loss after surgery during service, peripheral drusen, cataracts, and retina degeneration) have been remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD is presumed due to military sexual trauma. The headaches are found to be related to in-service onset. Insomnia and memory loss are linked to the service-connected PTSD. Other conditions require additional medical evaluation to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Headaches, Tinea Pedis, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Insomnia, Memory Loss After Surgery During Service, Peripheral Drusen, Cataracts, Retina Degeneration (claimed as Retinopathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080875
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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