The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is not compensable as there are no polyps or significant nasal obstruction.,Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was not incurred during service and is not related to any in-service injury, event, or disease. The condition began many years after separation from active duty.,Obstructive sleep apnea was not diagnosed during service and the Veteran did not have a CPAP machine prescribed for this condition while on active duty.,Diabetic nephropathy with hypertension is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability. The Veteran does not meet the requirement of presumed herbicide exposure as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).,Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability.,Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's allergic rhinitis does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as there are no polyps or significant nasal obstruction.,There is no evidence that bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The condition first appeared many years after separation from active duty.,The Veteran did not have obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed during service and there is no record of a CPAP machine being prescribed for this condition while on active duty.,There is no evidence that the Veteran's diabetic nephropathy with hypertension began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran does not meet the requirement of presumed herbicide exposure as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).,There is no evidence that bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,There is no evidence that bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, Obstructive sleep apnea, Diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus type II), Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus type II)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19003271
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