Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that symptoms of sleep apnea began during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible statements from the Veteran's spouse and fellow airman indicating the presence of sleep apnea symptoms during service, which were supported by service treatment records. The benefit of the doubt was applied to grant service connection on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106006
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