The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected back and hip disabilities, sinusitis, and depression. The effective date for the TDIU award is set at April 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected conditions, including his pain medications for his service-connected back and hip disabilities, as well as his sinusitis and depression. The effective date of TDIU is set at April 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, back and hip disabilities, sinusitis, depression
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- A19002629
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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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