The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea, and restrictive lung disease unspecified type. The increased rating claims for coronary artery disease with stent status post myocardial infarction with block and asymptomatic bradycardia (CAD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were denied, but a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran for service connection of neuropathy and obstructive sleep apnea due to exposure to herbicides during active service. The increased rating claims were denied as the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, and his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea, restrictive lung disease unspecified type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024900
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Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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