The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and relevant evidence, except for her claim regarding type II diabetes mellitus which was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence has been received since the August 2018 rating decision to support the Veteran's claims for migraines, vertigo, depression, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, migraines, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24082722
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