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The Veteran's service connection for a respiratory disability, to include sleep apnea, is denied.,A separate compensable rating of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with traumatic brain injury is granted. The effective date prior to April 15, 2021, for the award of service connection and a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches is denied.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's current respiratory disabilities are not related to service or due to an in-service disease, injury, or other incident of service.,The Veteran's traumatic brain injury results in at least some criteria that do not align with the existing rating for PTSD and sleep apnea.

Claimed conditions
Respiratory disability (to include sleep apnea), Traumatic brain injury
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
100%
Decision date
October 31, 2024
Citation
A24070444

Veterans Law Judge

M. Donohue

Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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