Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for rhinitis and a neck disability, but remanded claims for sleep apnea and sciatica due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of the claimed conditions during or near the relevant appeal period, and the appellant's lay statements were not sufficient to establish a causal relationship with service.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis, neck disability, sleep apnea, sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089425
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