The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but remanded claims for GERD and an eye disability.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner opined that it is possible that the Veteran's PTSD caused his sleep apnea, which was found to be persuasive by the Board. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions or lack of evidence supporting a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Eye Disability to include Glaucoma and Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003869
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
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremities.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 50 percent rating.
- Partly granted
The appeal for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted, while other appeals were dismissed as untimely and remanded for further action on essential tremors.
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