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The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 21, 2008, for the award of service connection and a 50 percent rating for sleep apnea was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU from August 21, 2008, was granted.,The Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status prior to September 29, 2016, was denied.

The deciding factor: The effective date earlier than August 21, 2008, for the award of service connection and a 50 percent rating for sleep apnea is not met due to lack of new and material evidence within one year after the March 2000 and June 2005 rating decisions.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to lack of respiratory failure or cor pulmonale.,The Veteran's TDIU from August 21, 2008, is granted based on combined ratings and independent service-connected disabilities preventing him from following a substantially gainful occupation.,SMC was denied prior to September 29, 2016, due to lack of a single disability rated as totally disabling for the purposes of entitlement to SMC.

Claimed conditions
sleep apnea
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
50%
Decision date
September 24, 2024
Citation
A24060031

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