The Board has granted service connection for sleep disordered breathing, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during his military service and are related to his time in active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found a positive nexus between the Veteran’s current sleep disordered breathing and his military service based on his lay statements, service treatment records, and private sleep assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disordered breathing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20021912
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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