The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder is found to be the cause of his obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.,For bilateral hearing loss, a noncompensable rating prior to October 21, 2020, and a compensable (30%) rating thereafter have been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions provided positive nexus opinions linking the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.,For hearing loss, the Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition had worsened beyond its natural progression due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22027450
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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