Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental health condition as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus, finding no current disability of a mental health condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a mental health condition, and the VA examination concluded that the Veteran had no diagnosable psychiatric illness.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010519
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