The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, short-term memory loss, and musculoskeletal headaches due to an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was also not granted service connection as it is claimed as an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found no objective evidence of a chronic disability manifested by these conditions during or since service, and concluded that they were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Undiagnosed illness manifested by short-term memory loss, Musculoskeletal headaches (claimed as an undiagnosed illness), Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine (claimed as an undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211201
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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