The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's tinnitus rating was also denied, as well as a higher rating for asthma. A TDIU was granted.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the medical evidence linking sleep apnea to asthma and the psychiatric disorder to service-connected disabilities, while no such link was found for erectile dysfunction or a higher tinnitus rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder with anxious distress), erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, asthma, headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002231
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.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous 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).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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