The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea disorder with CPAP and granted it, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim. The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced symptoms related to sleep apnea during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea disorder had its onset during service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20073822
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,104 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the remaining claims for further development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea disorder had its onset during his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for non-service-connected pension has been withdrawn.,The Board is remanding the issues of service connection for bilateral wrist disability, lower-back condition, sleep apnea disorder (to include as secondary to PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as to all claims due to the Veteran's death.
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