The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain and left hip strain. The cases of increased disability ratings for lumbosacral strain, residuals of a left hip strain, and major depressive disorder are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain and left hip strain.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain, left hip strain, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148590
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 obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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