The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and a right knee disorder. For PTSD, it granted a non-initial rating of 70 percent from December 5, 2020 onward but denied ratings in excess of 50 percent prior to that date. Other claims were also denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or within one year of service, or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, hypertension, right knee disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee disorder, left knee instability, right hand hamate fracture, scar of the right hand, scar of the left knee, deep and nonlinear scar of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062946
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
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