The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during his active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay testimony more probative of the onset of his sleep apnea symptoms than the VA examination and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026844
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for sleep apnea to ensure a complete record and due process, specifically requesting an examination that considers all applicable military deployments and TERAs.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea had its onset in service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.
- Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran and their representative, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.
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