Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a 10 percent rating for right knee arthritis with limitation of flexion prior to June 28, 2021, and a separate 30 percent rating for instability of the right knee. The claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the right knee and PTSD were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and knee disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step. For the right knee, a 10 percent rating was granted prior to June 28, 2021, but higher ratings were denied for both degenerative arthritis of the right knee and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, right knee arthritis (limitation of flexion), degenerative arthritis of the right knee (limitation of extension), PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107450
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