The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of his left hip condition, obstructive sleep apnea, and heart condition as secondary to his service-connected parathyroidectomy with a history of hyperthyroidism.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that these conditions were directly related to the service-connected condition or due to an event, injury, or disease incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Condition (Bursitis and Arthritis), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Heart Condition (Residuals of Myocardial Infarction), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1747910
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