The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted.,Service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder due to service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current sleep impairment, chronic fatigue, and headache symptoms are less likely related to his Persian Gulf War service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary disorder (claimed as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and later as sleep apnea), Acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063328
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