The Veteran's sarcoidosis (to include sleep apnea) was granted a disability rating of 60 percent from May 19, 2009 to July 16, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s sarcoidosis required systemic high dose corticosteroids for control during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis (to include sleep apnea), diabetes, osteopenia, deviated naval septum, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131257
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 granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous examinations.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for kidney disease, mass on kidney, and thyroidectomy was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney representative.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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