The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected nightmare disorder, left knee degenerative joint disease s/p arthroscopy and chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle and partial lateral meniscectomy, and right knee degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea was caused or worsened by the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his nightmare disorder, left knee degenerative joint disease s/p arthroscopy and chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle and partial lateral meniscectomy, and right knee degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, left knee degenerative joint disease s/p arthroscopy and chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle and partial lateral meniscectomy, right knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143476
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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