The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's DVT, PE, and partial complex seizures were caused by his service-connected sleep apnea. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the relative equipoise of evidence supporting a link between the Veteran’s service-connected sleep apnea and his claimed conditions (DVT, PE, and partial complex seizures).
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Partial Complex Seizures
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132455
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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The Veteran's PTSD and DVT were granted service connection effective from August 1, 2024, and November 30, 2023 respectively. The rating for PTSD was set at 70 percent.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for transient ischemic attacks and recurrent sleep disability to include sleep apnea have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of rating in excess of 40 percent for head trauma residuals with craniotomy residuals with hardware placement, a cognitive disorder, and headaches prior to September 23, 2019; rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD on and after September 23, 2019; and rating in excess of 10 percent for partial complex seizures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to address the etiology of his circulatory disorder and lumbar spine disability.
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