Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hiatal hernia, finding it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected external hemorrhoids. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and evidence of record supported a link between the hiatal hernia and the service-connected hemorrhoids, while the sleep apnea claim required additional evidence to be considered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099743
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