The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current Lyme disease or any residuals thereof, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The September 2011 VA examination report indicated that there was no evidence of chronic Lyme disease or its residuals in the Veteran's medical records post-service. The examiner concluded that the Veteran does not have current Lyme disease or any residual thereof, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Lyme disease, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral shoulder disability, Disability manifested by memory loss, Headaches, Disability manifested by cognitive impairment, Disability manifested by dizziness and poor balance, Heart disability, Splenomegaly, Diffuse myelitis, Organic disease of the nervous system (to include chronic pain), Radial neuropathies of the feet and hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1207293
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches, finding that the evidence does not support a finding of persistent daytime hypersomnolence or other manifestations consistent with a compensable disability rating under the criteria established by Diagnostic Codes. The matter is remanded to obtain additional information from the Veteran regarding his headaches and their impact on his daily life.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD, but his headaches are denied due to lack of service connection.
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