The Veteran's cervical spine disability, cervicalgia and spondylosis is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that it began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is denied as there is no evidence showing it began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, and lower extremities are all denied as they are not attributable to service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's paresthesias of the skin (claimed as myofascial pain) and chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as chronic joint pain) are remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence is against finding that any cervical spine disability began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,There is no evidence showing sleep apnea began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, and lower extremities are not attributable to service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's paresthesias of the skin (claimed as myofascial pain) and chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as chronic joint pain) need further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18155033
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What this means for you
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