The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied. The original denial of his low back condition and TMJ conditions were based on the lack of current disabilities at the time of separation from service.,The Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.
The deciding factor: The November 13, 1986, rating decision denied service connection for a low back condition due to no current disability. The November 23, 1993, rating decision denied service connection for TMJ derangement on the basis of no current disability.,The Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded as it was not addressed in previous decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar myositis and muscle spasm, Derangement of left temporomandibular joint
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18146927
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