Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gum soreness due to teeth trauma, but granted a 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder from October 6, 2020 onward.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from October 6, 2020 onward.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Gum Soreness Due to Teeth Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25101967
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