The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus II, finding that it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea with chronic sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The November 2021 VA examiner opined that diabetes mellitus II was less likely than not proximately due to the Veteran's sleep apnea with sinusitis, citing a lack of evidence supporting obstructive sleep apnea as a cause of diabetes mellitus II.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079111
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