The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD disability. The right elbow laceration residuals are currently rated as 10% disabling.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no causal relationship between the Veteran’s sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD, and concluded that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not caused or aggravated by his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1611788
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- Granted
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