The Veteran's claims for sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders, left knee osteoarthritis, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability or service connection.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea or any other sleep disorder separate from his psychiatric conditions. The acquired psychiatric disorders were also not established by service connection as there was no current diagnosis during the appeal period.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD, bipolar disorder, and cyclothymic disorder)","relationship_to_service_connection":"Not established by service connection due to lack of current diagnosis"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Osteoarthritis","relationship_to_service_connection":"Incurred in service (injury during basic training)"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to acquired psychiatric disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Erectile Dysfunction","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to acquired psychiatric disorder"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 11, 2019

Citation

19102851