The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, but has remanded his claim for service connection for diabetes, which is related to PTSD.,The decision on appeal only addresses one of the two issues raised by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's sleep apnea was due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The RO did not err in failing to provide a VA examination for secondary service connection, as the Veteran had not been service-connected for PTSD at the time of the decision.,For diabetes, the Board found a pre-decisional duty to assist error because it did not offer the Veteran a VA examination addressing the theory of direct service connection. The RO committed this error when it issued the September 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23036035
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease manifesting within one year after service and concluding that the current disability is not related to his in-service deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his current sleep disorder is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for sleep apnea and an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.
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