The Board denied service connection for sleep disorder with insomnia, anxiety disorder, sleep apnea as secondary to lumbar spine disability, right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to lumbar spine disability, status-post left inguinal hernia repair, right forearm status-post lipoma excision, right forearm lipoma excision scar, and bilateral hearing loss disability. The appeal for increased ratings was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran met the diagnostic criteria for any of the claimed conditions or that there was a nexus between the claimed conditions and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder with insomnia, anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, right lower extremity sciatica, left lower extremity sciatica, status-post left inguinal hernia repair, right forearm status-post lipoma excision, right forearm lipoma excision scar, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066723
What this means for you
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