The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The appeal for service connection of a dental disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran and his representative.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's OSA had its onset during active military service, with the Veteran's in-service reports of snoring and uvula surgery weighing in favor of this finding. The appeal for dental disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran and his representative.
- Claimed conditions
- OSA, dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22017990
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and obtain an examination for the Veteran's dental disorder claim.
- Partly granted
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a dental disorder during the July 2024 hearing.,A new claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is warranted due to new evidence received since the prior denial.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 50 percent for OSA with coughing, effective from November 7, 2023, is granted. The appeal regarding a higher rating and the effective date for service connection are both denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there were duty to assist errors in the previous rating decisions and remands the cases for further development.
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