Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 20, 2021, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, while his obstructive sleep apnea did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Diabetes Mellitus with Peripheral Neuropathy, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypothyroidism, Recurrent Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108342
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