Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD with TBI and an earlier effective date of January 11, 2016, but no earlier, for left knee limitation of extension with joint osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with TBI, and the persuasive medical evidence demonstrated that he had limitation of extension in his left knee from January 11, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Left Knee Limitation of Extension with Joint Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108243
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