form 21-4138

[uniccco]

today I asked the va to please look at presumption of soundness, preexisting condition, presumption of aggravation on my sleep apnea claim only because I know the c and p examiner gave a less than likely opinion on my sleep apnea and used buddy statements that pretty much said I snored before entering service and during service but gave no aggravation explanation only medical diagnosis was in December 2015 ,to late now but should I have done this yes or no   

[Richard1954]

If the c/p examiner said less than likely.. you are going to need an independent medical opinion to offset the C/P  examiners opinion.  Your buddy statements are not going to offset the examiners opinion, nor is a presumption of soundness going to help.. you have to prove that your sleep apnea was incurred or aggravated by your military service, or that it is secondary to a service connected issue.