The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as his period of other than honorable service ended with a bad conduct discharge. The weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current anxiety symptoms are related to his first period of honorable service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied as there is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to this condition, and the weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current sleep disorder is related to his first period of honorable service.
The deciding factor: Service connection for PTSD based on other than honorable service is precluded by law. The Veteran's anxiety symptoms are attributed to his second period of service in Iraq, and there is no evidence linking these symptoms to his first period of honorable service.,There is no evidence of any injury or disease related to sleep apnea during the Veteran's first period of honorable service. His current sleep disorder is not linked to this period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1400233
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss/memory problems, chronic fatigue, sleep difficulties/sleep disturbances, and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of testicular denervation and varicosectomy has been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70% rating, effective July 15, 2024. The Veteran's GERD remains at a 10% rating.
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