The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation above 10 percent for seasonal allergic rhinitis with reactive airway disease, diabetes mellitus was not incurred in active duty, hyperlipidemia is a laboratory finding, joint pain as a manifestation of a separately diagnosed disability from the service-connected left ankle arthritis and cervical and thoracolumbar spine arthritis did not have its onset during active military service, a thoracic spine disability representing a separately diagnosed disability from the service-connected thoracolumbar spine arthritis was not incurred in active duty, obstructive sleep apnea did not have its onset during active military service and is not etiologically related to, or otherwise worsened beyond its natural clinical progression by, service-connected seasonal allergic rhinitis with reactive airway disease. The claims for tuberculosis, a corneal abrasion of the right eye, and CTS of the left wrist were denied as well.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation above 10 percent for seasonal allergic rhinitus with reactive airway disease. Diabetes mellitus was not incurred in active duty. Hyperlipidemia is a laboratory finding. Joint pain as a manifestation of a separately diagnosed disability from the service-connected left ankle arthritis and cervical and thoracolumbar spine arthritis did not have its onset during active military service. A thoracic spine disability representing a separately diagnosed disability from the service-connected thoracolumbar spine arthritis was not incurred in active duty. Obstructive sleep apnea did not have its onset during active military service and is not etiologically related to, or otherwise worsened beyond its natural clinical progression by, service-connected seasonal allergic rhinitis with reactive airway disease.

Claimed conditions

Cervical spine arthritis, Thoracolumbar spine arthritis, Left ankle arthritis with pain on motion, Hypertension, Post-traumatic headaches, Seasonal allergic rhinitis with reactive airway disease, Visual impairment (claimed as astigmatism, presbyopia, refractive error, and myopia), Diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, Neck strain, Joint pain, Thoracic spine disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating

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Decision date

February 8, 2013

Citation

1304606

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