The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected TBI, depressive disorder, headaches, and tinnitus. Other service connection claims are either denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions indicate that the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his service-connected TBI, depressive disorder, headaches, and/or tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, left elbow disorder, Morton's neuroma, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right wrist chronic sprain with recurrent tenosynovitis, status post arthroscopic surgery of the left knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21002154
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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