Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for separate ratings for obstructive sleep apnea and bronchial asthma, as it found that maintaining separate ratings was prohibited under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: Separate ratings for OSA and asthma are not allowed under 38 C.F.R. § 4.96(a) because they are coexisting respiratory conditions that cannot be combined with each other.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Bronchial Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020872
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