The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s joint pain, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, lipomas, Gulf War Illness, bronchial asthma, nasal polyps, digestive problems, hernia, and skin problems are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, joint pain throughout the body with polyarticular joint pain, lumbar spine disability with benign neoplasms with herniated discs, cervical spine disability with benign neoplasms with herniated discs, lipomas in face and back (claimed as tumors), Gulf War Illness, bronchial asthma, nasal polyps, digestive problems, hernia, skin problems, deposits in body, and lipomas in face and back (claimed as tumors)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21003877
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