Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected GAD. However, congestive heart failure was granted due to a secondary relationship with his service-connected GAD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of a direct link between the disorders and the Veteran's active-duty service, nor any credible evidence linking them to his service-connected GAD except for congestive heart failure which was attributed to his GAD.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25014270
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