The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires systemic corticosteroids for control of his obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent rating under DC 6602. Additionally, he has additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent, qualifying him for SMC.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036967
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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- Partly granted
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- 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
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- 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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