The Veteran's claim for service connection for acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is denied as it does not qualify as a compensable disability.,Service connection for lumbar sprain, bilateral knee disability, and obstructive sleep apnea is denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,The Veteran's claim for morbid obesity is denied because obesity is not considered a compensable disability under VA regulations.,Service connection for atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure is remanded as the relationship between current diagnoses and in-service chest pain needs further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis cannot be granted as it does not qualify as a compensable disability under VA regulations.,Service connection is denied because there is no evidence linking the current disabilities to service, and none of the post-service evidence relates any current findings of the disabilities to his military service.,Morbid obesity is not considered a compensable disability for VA purposes. Therefore, the claim for service connection for morbid obesity must be denied.,The relationship between current diagnoses (atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure) and in-service chest pain needs further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, lumbar sprain, bilateral knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, morbid obesity, atriial fibrillation, congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19114946
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