The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with hypersomnia and exercise induced bronchospasm, as well as entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the combined respiratory conditions or a finding that the veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- exercise induced bronchospasm, sleep apnea with hypersomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095529
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Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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