Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and left knee meniscectomy, but remanded the claims for a low back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and his pre-existing left knee disability was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, left knee meniscectomy (a left knee disability), low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103624
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