The Board granted an effective date of April 23, 2001, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the receipt of relevant official service department records that existed but were not associated with the claims file at the time of the initial denial in December 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea with asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026968
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial disability ratings of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, a 20 percent rating for lumbar spine disability, denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, granted TDIU from May 7, 2021, and SMC from September 10, 2021.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for headaches, an increased rating for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, as well as denied service connection for various conditions including allergies, bronchiectasis, nasal polyps, nausea, severe anxiety, severe depression, sexual dysfunction, suicidal ideations, and vertigo.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration to a 30 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants and tension headaches, but denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 25, 2011, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.
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