Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's sleep apnea, finding no evidence of in-service symptoms or a link to toxic exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not related to his service due to lack of in-service symptoms and clear etiology linked to obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002703
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