Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left knee strain and remanded claims for a recurrent sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea; a recurrent sinus disability, claimed as due to exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards including burn pits; and a recurrent respiratory disability, claimed as due to exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards including burn pits.
The deciding factor: The left knee strain was not shown to have originated during active service. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, recurrent sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea, recurrent sinus disability, recurrent respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020164
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