The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied service connection for central pain syndrome. The Board also remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, both to include as secondary to OSA.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's OSA had its onset in service, while there was no evidence of an in-service injury, event, or disease related to CFS or central pain syndrome. Allergic rhinitis was not aggravated during service and diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), central pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108002
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