Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 4, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea began during service, and he could not secure or follow substantial gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, headaches, nightmare disorder, arteriosclerotic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021091
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