The Veteran's sleep apnea was not shown in service or for many years thereafter and is not otherwise etiologically related to active duty service, to include as secondary to and/or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during service or is otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, to include as secondary to and/or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144588
What this means for you
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