The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a lumbosacral spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and right leg sciatica as they are not related to active service or any incident of service. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints did not cause or aggravate these conditions.
The deciding factor: The record evidence does not show that the Veteran's current diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lumbosacral spine disability, OSA, and right leg sciatica are related to active service or any incident of service. It also does not show that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints caused or aggravated her current diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lumbosacral spine disability, or OSA, with obesity as an intermediate etiological step.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lumbosacral spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right leg sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010868
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