The Board granted service connection for mixed sleep apnea, finding a relationship to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claim for GERD was remanded for further evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection for mixed sleep apnea is warranted as it is related to the service-connected other trauma and stressor-related disorder and ischemic heart disease including coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed sleep apnea, recurrent esophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24069945
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for mixed sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a recurrent esophageal disability to include GERD, as it needs more evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's GERD and their service-connected left shoulder tendinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for mixed sleep apnea and GERD as secondary to service-connected conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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