The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and remanded the cases regarding earlier effective dates for OSA, asthma, and higher initial ratings for cervical radiculopathy with carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided competent and credible lay statements indicating that his back pain began during active duty in Iraq and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for a low back disability presumptively under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1112.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24035562
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that both conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lower back condition and sinusitis, respectively.
- Denied
The Veteran's asthma is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating adequately compensates his service-connected condition.
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