Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, and service connection for left ear hearing loss and chronic fatigue are granted to the extent of reopening. A rating of 70 percent for PTSD since April 16, 2012, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was found to have begun in service and be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for left ear hearing loss and chronic fatigue are granted due to new evidence presented after the final denial of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Chronic Fatigue, Ischemic Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis of the Aorta, Bilateral Upper and Lower Extremity Skin Rash, Shortness of Breath, Migraine Headaches (secondary to PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18108734
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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