The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the lack of a prior adjudication by the AOJ. Service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities was granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for OSA was granted based on evidence supporting that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine, right lower extremity, and bilateral knee disabilities, which caused or contributed to his obesity, leading to the diagnosis of OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039588
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 service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
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