The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent and not higher.,Service connection for CFS has been reopened but the claim remains denied.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy has been reopened but the claim remains denied.,Service connection for a bilateral hip condition was previously denied, with no new evidence provided to reopen it.,Service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.,New evidence relates to previously unestablished facts, raising a reasonable possibility of granting service connection for CFS.,New evidence relates to previously unestablished facts, raising a reasonable possibility of granting service connection for peripheral neuropathy.,The previous denial was based on lack of evidence linking the bilateral hip condition to service. New evidence is not provided to reopen this claim.,Service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is granted as it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Hip Condition, Left Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23039756
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