The Veteran's cervical spine disability was increased to 40 percent disabling effective February 18, 2020, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and radiculopathy was granted. The Veteran was also granted individual unemployability from September 21, 2020.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the findings that the Veteran's OSA is due to his service-connected PTSD and radiculopathy, and that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), foraminal stenosis and disc herniation, sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037910
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2020 for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), but no earlier.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), and the Board has dismissed this issue.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.
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