The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a right knee collateral ligament sprain, and a right ankle disability on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's disabilities had onset in service or were caused by his service-connected right collateral ligament sprain, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, right knee pain, right ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034683
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
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