The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss as secondary to service-connected headaches. However, the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, head injury, and left foot bone spur have been denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, head injury (not service-connected), or left foot bone spur (not service-connected) are related to his active service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, head injury (not service-connected), left foot bone spur (not service-connected)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1722448
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
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