The Board granted the reopening of a claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety. The right knee disability rating and TDIU claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuaded against the Veteran's claim for a psychiatric disorder due to its lack of direct or secondary relationship to service, while new and material evidence was found sufficient to reopen the sleep disorder claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25008777
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, and right eye injury as new and relevant evidence was not received to readjudicate these claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, granted a 20% rating for each, and denied an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the spine. The Board also denied increased ratings for generalized anxiety disorder and service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, bruxism, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, and sleep disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding claims for depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, right knee strain, left knee strain, and lumbar spine strain.
- Partly granted
The Board grants the appeal for readjudicating the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new and relevant evidence being received.
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