The Board has denied service connection for residuals of congestive heart failure and granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea remains pending.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's CHF or diabetes, but he is entitled to a rating increase for his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s CHF and diabetes to service. The examiner opined that these conditions were more likely due to other factors such as obesity.,The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's PTSD did not cause or aggravate his OSA, but further examination is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051135
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- Granted
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- Granted
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