The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied. The Board found that the current disability neither occurred in nor was caused by service.,A separate 10 percent rating for left knee limitation of flexion is granted, but a rating above 10 percent for limitation of extension is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the low threshold required to warrant a VA examination or medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, left knee patellar tendinosis status post meniscal tear, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24080984
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The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an initial rating of 50 percent effective from August 10, 2022, and denied the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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