The Board has granted service connection for severe obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for a left rib disorder and a disability due to a head injury (claimed as shock wave).
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the Veteran experienced symptoms of sleep apnea during active duty. Post-service VA treatment records also confirm this diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left rib disorder, Head injury (claimed as shock wave), Severe obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1820995
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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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