Service connection for glucose intolerance, left leg disorder, right leg disorder, foot rash, neck disorder, peripheral artery disease, GERD, and headache disorder is denied. Service connection for groin rash is granted. Increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, surgical scars, and prostatitis is denied. Initial rating of 10% for hypertension and 20% for benign prostatic hyperplasia is granted. Effective date for 20% rating for benign prostatic hyperplasia is April 14, 2023.,The Board remanded the effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for service connection for hypertension based on a theory other than presumptive under the PACT Act. The Board also remanded claims for right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that these conditions are related to service or that they meet the criteria for service connection.,The Veteran's groin rash was caused by or incurred during his active duty service. The Veteran's hypertension is manifested by several blood pressure readings with systolic pressure of 160 or more which requires continuous medication for control; the hypertension is not manifested by blood pressure readings with diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more.
- Claimed conditions
- glucose intolerance, left leg disorder, right leg disorder, foot rash, neck disorder, peripheral artery disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), groin rash, headache disorder, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, surgical scar of the left lateral canthus, surgical scar of the right lateral canthus, prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007148
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