The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals from November 27, 2022, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and dismissed the appeal seeking service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher evaluation for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, as it more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but not total occupational and social impairment. The grant of TBI residuals was based on the Veteran's symptoms that were not contemplated by the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25042531
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremities.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 50 percent rating.
- Partly granted
The appeal for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted, while other appeals were dismissed as untimely and remanded for further action on essential tremors.
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