Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and residuals of boils on buttocks, but granted service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Residuals of boils on buttocks scars, Somatic symptom disorder (SSD), Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108722
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