The Veteran's claim for a right knee disability is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for sleep apnea is denied because the evidence does not support an in-service onset or relationship to service.,PFB is denied as there is no current diagnosis and no credible lay or medical evidence of its existence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee injury resolved without residuals, and he has not provided any evidence of a current disability. The available service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to the condition.,There is no in-service diagnosis or treatment for sleep apnea, and the post-service evidence does not reflect symptoms until 19 years after separation from active duty. The March 2016 VA examiner opined that it is less likely as not that the Veteran's current sleep apnea was caused by service.,The available service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to PFB, and there is no credible lay or medical evidence of its existence.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, sleep apnea, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167063
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