The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for a dental condition is granted. The appeals for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea are dismissed. The claims for service connection for anxiety, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: New dental treatment records were received after the last rating decision but not previously considered, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- dental condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, anxiety, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22010142
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
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