The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder. His TDIU claim was denied due to the presence of other service-connected disabilities and his ability to engage in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is at least a reasonable doubt as to whether the Veteran's OSA is related to his service-connected MDD, thus granting service connection for OSA secondary to MDD. However, the TDIU claim was denied because the Veteran has other service-connected disabilities and can still engage in substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24038877
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What this means for you
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