The Veteran's service-connected damage to cranial nerves V, VII, and X associated with residual scar, status post adenocystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland with ptosis is found to be the proximate cause of his obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's ischemic heart disease has been granted a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was found to be caused by his service-connected damage to cranial nerves V, VII, and X associated with residual scar, status post adenocystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland with ptosis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1602689
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