The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The right knee disability and stroke residuals are denied with increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise on whether the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service, thus meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Right Knee Disability, Residuals of Stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007027
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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