The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.

The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence was received following the most recent prior denial of these claims, warranting readjudication on their merits.

Claimed conditions

PTSD, major depressive disorder, neurobehavioral difficulties, sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, right shoulder disability, diagnosed as arthritis with tendinosis and rotator cuff tear, left shoulder disability, diagnosed as arthritis with tendinosis and rotator cuff, bilateral knee disability, diagnosed as arthralgia, bilateral hand arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis with radiculopathy, bilateral pes planus, bilateral lower extremity sciatica, varicose veins of bilateral lower extremity, venous insufficiency, diabetes, skin disability, to include scleroderma

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 31, 2025

Citation

A25111357

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