The Veteran's tinnitus, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction are all granted as secondary to his service-connected conditions.,Service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue is denied due to lack of qualifying chronic disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible reports of exposure to loud noises during service which led to tinnitus. His sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD, asthma, allergies, and sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic fatigue
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124541
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- Granted
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