Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea to PTSD was denied. The veteran was granted a 70% disability rating for PTSD from before November 15, 2017 and a 100% rating from that date forward. TDIU was granted for the period prior to November 15, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's sleep apnea was not causally related to service or aggravated by PTSD, but his PTSD symptoms warranted the assigned ratings and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25000697
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