Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA was not manifested by chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention, cor pulmonale, or the need for a tracheostomy at any time during the period on appeal. The evidence supported a maximum 50 percent rating under DC 6847.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101479
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