Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored the 10% rating for a right knee disability, while denying increased ratings for various other conditions. The Board also remanded claims for service connection of right foot pain, numbness, and muscle fatigue.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and the finding that there had been no improvement in the Veteran's right knee disability following reexamination.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, right knee disability (painful surgical scar), right elbow limitation of flexion, right elbow limitation of extension, right elbow limitation of supination and pronation, right little finger disability, right knee cartilage removal, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015874
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