The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but denied service connection and a compensable rating for other conditions including allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease, skin disorders, and did not assign a rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the claimed disabilities and the Veteran's service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), skin disorder diagnosed as tinea pedis and onychomycosis, also with herpes simplex virus with genital warts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073159
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.
- 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 Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Veteran's exposure to in-service chemical agents.
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