Granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability and sleep apnea, both related to in-service exposure to toxic substances.
The deciding factor: The evidence at least reflects an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence, warranting the application of the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102955
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