Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for service-connected hypertension and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, hearing loss, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by his service-connected disabilities, specifically tinnitus, hearing loss, and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104721
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