Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to sleep apnea and denied the other claims on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's CAD was found to be proximately due to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, while other conditions were not shown to meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Cervical muscle spasms and degenerative changes, Lumbosacral strain, Right knee pes bursitis, Left knee pes bursitis, Left knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103536
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