The Board granted service connection for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and chronic headaches. The issues related to the bilateral knee, low back, foot, ankle, hand, wrist, fibromyalgia, TBI, and TDIU were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on medical evidence linking the conditions to service or a service-connected disability, with the exception of obstructive sleep apnea which was not directly linked but considered secondary to PTSD. The remaining issues were remanded due to missing service records and need for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Chronic Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099174
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