The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claims for an earlier effective date and a left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's current OSA was incurred in and is etiologically related to active service, while there was no new relevant evidence received to readjudicate previously denied claims for a lumbar spine disability and left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity sciatic nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096191
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