Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding claims for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as there was no evidence of chronic respiratory failure or cor pulmonale. For allergic rhinitis, there was no evidence of polyps or greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Allergic Rhinitis, Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104580
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