The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and heart disability. The skin condition (previously characterized as chloracne) is remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, heart disability, or skin condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of sleep apnea symptoms during service and insufficient medical nexus to link current OSA to service. The heart disability claim failed due to lack of in-service diagnosis and failure to establish continuity of symptomatology.,For the skin condition, conflicting opinions were provided by VA examiners regarding its presence and relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Heart Disability, Skin Condition (Jungle Rot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20013207
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