The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for failed left-side inguinal hernia repair, to include under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and granted service connection for residuals from the in-service cyst removal from the roof of his mouth. The right eye condition and respiratory condition are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current disability for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection based on lack of evidence of a current disability. For the left-side inguinal hernia, the Board found that the Veteran's post-hernia surgery complications were not reasonably foreseeable. Service connection was granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the failed left-side inguinal hernia repair. The residuals from the in-service cyst removal on the roof of his mouth are service connected as a direct result of the in-service procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Failed left-side inguinal hernia repair, Scar on roof of mouth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101741
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