The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, to include social anxiety, have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left achilles tendonitis and peripheral neuropathy of the left leg is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee joint osteoarthritis is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is granted.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence has been received to support these claims since the November 2017 rating decision.,No new and relevant evidence has been received to support these claims since the November 2017 rating decision.,No new and relevant evidence has been received to support this claim since the November 2017 rating decision.,New VA examinations were obtained, which found that the Veteran's left leg sciatica/nerve impairment and left knee osteoarthritis are related to service. The claims for these conditions have therefore been granted.,The Veteran submitted updated VA treatment records showing he was diagnosed with asthma in 2015. This evidence is new and relevant as it was not of record at the time of the November 2017 rating decision, and contains information that tends to prove or disprove a matter in issue (the relationship between his asthma and service).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma has been denied. The evidence does not show a link between his asthma and service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, depression, tinnitus, left achilles tendonitis, left knee osteoarthritis, asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24036321
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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