The Board has reopened the claim for a low back disorder, but denied the claims for neurocardiogenic syndrome and presyncope as well as sleep apnea.,Obstructive sleep apnea was not found to be related to service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's low back disorder is directly related to his military service, nor could it be linked to a service-connected condition. The claim for neurocardiogenic syndrome and presyncope was denied as new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.,Obstructive sleep apnea was not found to be etiologically related to the Veteran's period of active service, nor was it proximately due to, the result of or chronically aggravated by a service-connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Neurocardiogenic Syndrome and Presyncope, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1104836
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