The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus in service or within one year following discharge, and there is no competent evidence linking the current condition to service. For sleep apnea, while a VA examiner opined that it was not related to asthma, they did not provide an opinion on whether it began during service or is otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no medical evidence showing diabetes mellitus in service and found the Veteran's lay assertions insufficient to establish service connection. For sleep apnea, while the VA examiner opined against a direct relationship with asthma, they did not provide an opinion on whether it began during service or is otherwise related.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1523448
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