The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is denied as there was no in-service injury, event or disease that caused the condition and continuity of symptomatology has not been established.,The Veteran's sleep apnea does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 50 percent as he did not meet the criteria for chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention or cor pulmonale, or required tracheostomy.,The Veteran's hypertension is not compensable as there was no diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more noted in his medical records.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disease that manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period and continuity of symptomatology has not been established.,The Veteran did not meet the criteria for chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention, cor pulmonale, or required tracheostomy.,There were no diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more noted in his medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18149093
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