The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a rating higher than 30% for hypertensive heart disease. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not related to service, and the evidence did not show more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in a year or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30%. The Board also denied the issue of TDIU prior to October 1, 2017.
The deciding factor: The weight of evidence did not support service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and there was no showing of more than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in a year or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30%.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertensive Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23026023
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