The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, residuals of bilateral ankle strains, depression, a disability manifested by nose bleeding (manifested by nose bleeds), and narrowing of the disc space between C5-6 and C6-7. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service or do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there is no evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to service, and thus denied the veteran's claims based on lack of a nexus between his current condition(s) and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, bilateral heel disorder, depression, nose bleeding (manifested by nose bleeds), residuals of bilateral ankle strain, narrowing of the disc space between C5-6 and C6-7
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624559
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
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