The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and assigned a 50 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus, while denying a compensable rating for residuals of a left knee laceration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of OSA during active duty and continuing thereafter supported the grant of service connection on a direct basis. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus met the criteria for pronounced pes planus, warranting a 50 percent rating under DC 5276.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus, right lower extremity radiculopathy, residuals of a left knee laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22000132
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
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- 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)
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- Granted
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