The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II.,Obstructive sleep apnea is denied as the evidence does not support a connection with service.,Hypertension is denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis and no continuity of symptomatology.,High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) is considered a laboratory finding and not a current disability for VA purposes.,A stomach condition other than irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diverticulitis and diverticulosis is denied as there is no evidence of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The September 2011 VA examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II.,There is no in-service diagnosis or continuity of symptomatology for obstructive sleep apnea.,Hypertension was not diagnosed within one year of separation from service and there is no evidence of chronic hypertension during service.,Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) is considered a laboratory finding and not a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's stomach condition other than IBS with diverticulitis and diverticulosis has not been substantiated by the provided medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), a stomach condition other than irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diverticulitis and diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18158256
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