The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, hypertension, low back disorder, neck disorder, and left foot disorder have been dismissed without prejudice. The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, neck disorder, and left foot disorder are granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is remanded.,The Veteran's obesity claim was denied as it is not a compensable disability. His claims for service connection for a low back disorder, neck disorder, and left foot disorder were granted based on his MOS duties and slip and fall injury during service. His hypertension claim is pending due to the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea claim was dismissed without prejudice as he withdrew his appeal.,Obesity is not a compensable disability, so the Veteran's obesity claim cannot be granted on either direct or secondary basis. The low back disorder, neck disorder, and left foot disorder claims were granted based on the Veteran's MOS duties and slip and fall injury during service. The hypertension claim was remanded as there was insufficient evidence to determine its relationship with service.,The Veteran withdrew his obstructive sleep apnea claim without prejudice, so it is dismissed. Obesity is not a compensable disability, so the obesity claim cannot be granted on either direct or secondary basis. The low back disorder, neck disorder, and left foot disorder claims were granted based on the Veteran's MOS duties and slip and fall injury during service. The hypertension claim was remanded as there was insufficient evidence to determine its relationship with service.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, low back disorder, neck disorder, left foot disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001295
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Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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