The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored a 20 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, while denying service connection for hypersomnia and respiratory disorders. The Board also granted increased ratings for migraines and left and right knee strains.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea was proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder; however, there was no evidence of a current disability to support service connection for hypersomnia or respiratory disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- hypersomnia disorder, respiratory disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, generalized anxiety disorder, migraines, left knee strain with limitation of extension, left knee strain with painful motion, right knee strain with painful motion, right knee strain with limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030275
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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