The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during his active duty service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea began in 2009 during his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124902
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic obstructive sleep apnea had its initial onset during his active duty, and service connection is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic obstructive sleep apnea is found to have had its onset during his period of active duty, and service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board's January 10, 2019 decision that remanded the Veteran’s claim for service connection for chronic obstructive sleep apnea is vacated. The appeal for entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service connected hypertension is remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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