The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, bilateral hip disabilities, and bilateral ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea is more likely related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral hip conditions, and bilateral ankle conditions due to a connection between mood and anxiety disorders (like PTSD) and sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124493
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.
What you can do next
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