The Veteran's claim for service connection for obesity was denied as obesity is not a disease or injury for VA compensation purposes.,The effective date of the grant of service connection for tinnitus was fixed at August 28, 2014, which is the date of the Veteran's original claim.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence showing that hypertension began during service or is related to a service-connected disability.,Service connection for mesenteric ischemia was denied because the Veteran's current condition does not appear to be linked to his military service.
The deciding factor: Obesity per se is not considered a disease or injury for purposes of VA compensation, and therefore cannot be granted on a direct basis. The claimant did not provide evidence that obesity caused another disability.,The effective date was fixed at August 28, 2014, as this is the date when the Veteran filed his original claim for service connection for tinnitus.,There is no medical evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea to service or a service-connected disability. The Veteran's current condition appeared over 25 years post-service.,Hypertension was not shown to have begun during service, and there is no evidence of its relationship to any service-connected disability. The first indication of hypertension was over 20 years post-service.,Mesenteric ischemia does not appear to be related to the Veteran's military service. There is no medical evidence linking it to an in-service injury or event.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, mesenteric ischemia, edication-induced erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18149665
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