The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and granulomatous lung disease. Service connection was granted for COPD.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current left ankle disability during the period on appeal and there was no evidence of an in-service injury. The VA examiner found no current left ankle disability.,There is no indication of a sleep disorder in the Veteran's service treatment records, and the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, obstructive sleep apnea, granulomatous lung disease, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19161977
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