The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board found that the Veteran has current obstructive sleep apnea, but there is no causal relationship between his current condition and service-connected conditions or service.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence linking the Veteran's current diabetes to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea is not related to his service-connected hypertension and/or sinusitis, and the Veteran has not provided competent medical evidence to support this claim.,The VA examiner found that the Veteran's diabetes was not caused by elevated blood glucose readings during service, as these were all in normal or near-normal range.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, bilateral leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20059692
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