The Board denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, as these conditions did not have their onset during active military service or within a year of discharge. The Veteran's OSA and hypertension were also not found to be permanently worsened by his service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA and hypertension were not shown to have had their onset during active duty, nor are they presumed to have been incurred in service due to the passage of time. The Board concluded that these conditions did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection as they are not linked to his service-connected left foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1503652
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