The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for tonsillectomy residuals and service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to his service-connected tonsillectomy. The evidence did not support the Veteran’s assertions of current symptoms or a link between his service-connected condition and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided clear rationale that the Veteran's current symptoms were more likely related to nonservice-connected factors such as GERD for his tonsillectomy residuals, and there was no direct evidence linking sleep apnea to his service-connected tonsillectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsillectomy residuals, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080141
What this means for you
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