Granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, atrial fibrillation as secondary to hypertension, and congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy and ventricular hypertrophy as secondary to hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were found to be related to his military service through a direct or secondary connection to service-connected disabilities or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea, Atrial fibrillation, Congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy and ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105514
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