The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including his foot and ankle conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obesity, which contributed to his sleep apnea, was attributed to the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to exercise.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (depression), right hip tendonitis, lumbar strain with invertebral disc syndrome, right foot plantar fasciitis and enthesopathic spurring, right ankle Achilles tendonitis and degenerative joint disease, left foot plantar fasciitis with Morton's metatarsalgia, left ankle Achilles tendonitis, tinnitus, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1536140
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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