The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and a respiratory condition were remanded.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 VA examiner opined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was incurred in or caused by his service, meeting the direct service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062256
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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