The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee and foot disabilities. The rating for residuals of a fracture of the femur with DJD of the left knee is increased to 30 percent effective October 15, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s sleep apnea was caused by her service-connected right and left knee and/or foot disabilities due to obesity resulting from these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Residuals of a fracture of the femur with DJD of the left knee, Right foot strain, Left foot strain with a calcaneal plantar spur
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080938
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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