The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis, diabetes as secondary to degenerative disc disease, hypertension as secondary to degenerative disc disease, and sleep apnea as secondary to degenerative disc disease. The left ankle disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's reports of continuous symptoms since service, establishing a continuity of symptomatology for sinusitis, diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea. Obesity was found to be a substantial factor in causing these conditions, warranting secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011108
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