The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and coronary artery disease. The claims for a compensable evaluation for atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the bilateral lower extremities and onychomycosis of the feet are remanded as there is insufficient current medical evidence to adjudicate these claims at this time.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent and credible evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his service, including periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the bilateral lower extremities, onychomycosis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102123
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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