The Veteran's claim for service connection for mononucleosis was denied in September 1995. New evidence received since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Veteran is granted an increased rating to 50% for headaches associated with TBI, but his claims for memory loss and cognitive impairment related to TBI, right upper extremity weakness secondary to stroke, and sleep apnea are denied.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for mononucleosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Mononucleosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23003625
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