Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence of record was found to be in equipoise, indicating that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25003658
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