The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for an organic sleep disorder, cardiovascular disease, and a disability manifested by night sweats are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record relating these disorders directly to active duty or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- organic sleep disorder, cardiovascular disorder, disability manifested by night sweats
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0204034
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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