Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea on a direct basis and an initial rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease from February 22, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea had onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran. For CAD, a workload of 3 METs or less resulted in dyspnea and heart failure symptoms from February 22, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096345
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