The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a bilateral eye disability related to active service, and his sleep apnea is not related to active service. Hypertension was presumed due to Agent Orange exposure but is not considered secondary to any service-connected condition. The low back/hip disability and skin cancer are also not related to active service or secondary to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eye disorder is not shown to be related to his active service, as he has no evidence of chronic diabetic retinopathy. His sleep apnea was not diagnosed during service and there is no evidence it is related to service. Hypertension is presumed due to Agent Orange exposure but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Skin Cancer, Low Back and Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1135253
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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