The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, asthma (presumptive basis), peripheral neuropathy of the left posterior leg as secondary to status post left leg tumor removal, and bilateral pes planus. It also granted an effective date of May 5, 2016, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for TMJ associated with PTSD, MDD, GAD, and bruxism.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the etiology of his obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral pes planus. The effective date was granted based on the earliest claim for TMJ associated with PTSD, MDD, GAD, and bruxism.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, peripheral neuropathy of the left posterior leg, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054713
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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