The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis. The case of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for kidney disease aggravated by paragraph 30 kidney surgery and the issue of whether service connection for sleep apnea is warranted are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which was secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis. The other issues were remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189700
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