The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). However, it denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with vertigo.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and granted service connection. However, the evidence did not support a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with vertigo.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104245
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