Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability from February 11, 1999, and separate 20 percent ratings for radiculopathy of the upper left and right extremities from March 26, 2009. The claim for service connection for OSA was denied.
The deciding factor: The denial of service connection for OSA was based on a lack of competent evidence supporting a current diagnosis, while the increased ratings were granted due to the severity of the Veteran's cervical spine disability and radiculopathy symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Cervical Spine Disability, Radiculopathy of the Upper Left Extremity, Radiculopathy of the Upper Right Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003846
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