The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied service connection for colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, and chronic bronchitis, and granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. Five neuropathy conditions were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current diagnosis or functional impairment for the denied conditions, presumptive service connection for allergic rhinitis based on Persian Gulf War deployment, secondary service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction based on PTSD/depression or tinnitus, and insufficient evidence to warrant earlier effective date or development on neuropathy claims.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, fatty liver disease, left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091853
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