The Board has denied service connection for polycythemia and hypogonadism with low testosterone levels, finding that the conditions were not caused or worsened by the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of endocrine system injury or disease during service, and the current diagnoses are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia, hypogonadism with low testosterone levels
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22034469
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