The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to an anxiety disorder. The increased rating claim for the anxiety disorder was denied, and the heart condition claim was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's sleep disturbances are causally related to his service-connected PTSD, but there was no evidence supporting occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas (such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood) for the anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances, to include obstructive sleep apnea, anxiety disorder, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110870
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