The Veteran's OSA is not service-connected as it did not manifest during active service and is not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.,Hypertension was not shown to be present within one year of separation from service, and the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis that meets the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(1).,Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is not service-connected as it did not manifest during active service and is not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.,ED was not shown to be present within one year of separation from service, and the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis that meets the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(1).,CFS is not service-connected as it did not manifest during active service or to a degree of 10 percent or more within one year after separation from service, and there are no objective indications of qualifying chronic disability.,Fibromyalgia is not service-connected as it did not manifest during active service and is not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA was not manifested during active service and is not causally or etiologically related to the service-connected psychiatric disability.,Hypertension was not shown within one year of separation from service, and there are no objective indications of qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(1).,Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities did not manifest during active service and is not causally or etiologically related to the service-connected psychiatric disability.,ED was not shown within one year of separation from service, and there are no objective indications of qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(1).,CFS did not manifest during active service or to a degree of 10 percent or more within one year after separation from service, and there are no objective indications of qualifying chronic disability.,Fibromyalgia was not manifested during active service and is not causally or etiologically related to the service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Hypertension, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1726569
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