The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issues of secondary service connection for sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive, central mixed) due to PTSD and service connection for prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his in-service stressors, while the evidence regarding the etiology of his sleep apnea and prostate cancer remains unclear without further examination and review.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))"}, {"condition_name":"Sleep Apnea Syndromes (obstructive, central mixed)"}, {"condition_name":"Prostate Cancer"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130300
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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