The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability and sleep apnea are not well-grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for sleep apnea based on VA treatment in 1986 is also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims are not supported by competent and credible medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to his military service or to events occurring during VA treatment in 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005880
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The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
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