I just submitted my sleep apnea claim. I'm properly diagnosed and use a CPAP every day. The only issue is connecting it to service.
I had some shipmates provide buddy statements but will this be enough to prove a service connection? I was thinking of explaining my asbestos exposure in anchor windlass as a possible cause, but I already got denied a service connection for asbestos since I didn't have any medical records for it, so I decided for my sleep apnea to just say basically "sleep issues didn't start until my first ship, these were my symptoms." Should I go back on the VA website and use the asbestos exposure as possible triggering event or just leave it alone? Any help would be much appreciated.
u/Berean_Katz — 5 hours ago