The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents, and was not caused or aggravated by the service-connected PTSD.,Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, hypertension increased in severity proximately due to or the result of service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that sleep apnea is related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents, or to the service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's statements regarding his belief that sleep apnea was caused by either herbicide agents or his service-connected PTSD are not supported by medical evidence.,The VA examiner opined that hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by diabetes mellitus type II.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2018
- Citation
- 1809397
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