The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be related to his service-connected tonsillar hypertrophy, and the claim for direct service connection is granted.,There is no evidence of a current GERD disability or that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for GERD is denied.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with bilateral wrist pain since his military service, and this condition is found to be directly related to an in-service injury. The claim for direct service connection for a bilateral wrist disability is granted.
The deciding factor: For the sleep apnea claim, the VA examiner opined that it was more likely than not that the Veteran's tonsillar hypertrophy aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea beyond normal progression. For the GERD claim, the VA examiner found no evidence of a current GERD disability or that it is related to PTSD. For the wrist pain claim, the VA examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral wrist pain was incurred in service and not due to any other intervening injury.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1627981
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