The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected asthma. His fatigue, hives, hearing loss, tinnitus, Dupuytren's contracture of the left hand, and other disabilities are not service connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection for OSA was granted as it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected asthma with sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Fatigue (undiagnosed), Skin Disability of Hives or Urticaria, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Dupuytren's Contracture of the Left Hand, Left Arm Disability, Right Arm Disability, Right Leg Disability, Left Leg Disability, Lung or Respiratory Disability (COPD), Headache
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000874
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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