Service connection for depression, substance abuse, and sleep disorder has been dismissed.,Service connection for cardiovascular disorder is denied.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied.,Service connection for sleep apnea to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for right hip disability to include as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for left hip disability to include as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for knee joint pain to include as due to an undiagnosed illness remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for respiratory disorder to include as due to an undiagnosed illness remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cardiovascular disorder is not related to military service, and there is no evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome or an undiagnosed illness resulting in fatigue. The preponderance of the evidence does not support these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression, Substance Abuse, Sleep Disorder, Cardiovascular Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Right Hip Disability (Arthritis), Left Hip Disability (Arthritis), Knee Joint Pain, Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138538
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