The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the aggravation of obstructive sleep apnea due to the service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral pes planus/flat feet, right shoulder strain residuals, impingement, and rotator cuff tendinosis, left shoulder strain residuals, impingement, and rotator cuff tendinosis, thoracolumbar spine disability to include lumbosacral strain, lumbago, lumbar spine lordosis, and mechanical low back pain, right sciatic radiculopathy, left sciatic radiculopathy, right thumb arthritis with degenerative arthritis, left thumb degenerative arthritis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, inguinal hernia scar residuals, chronic right wrist sprain residuals, hypertension, inguinal hernia repair residuals with mesh placement, chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013108
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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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