The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is etiologically related to his military service and to his service-connected lumbar disc disease and arthritis of the neck.,The Board has also reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for gastritis with nausea and abdominal distress and for obstructive sleep apnea. Service connection will be granted in these cases.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea is etiologically related to the Veteran's military service, specifically his service-connected lumbar disc disease and arthritis of the neck.,New evidence has been received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for gastritis with nausea and abdominal distress and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with chest pain, heartburn, and difficulty breathing, Gastritis with nausea and abdominal distress, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1232211
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- Granted
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