Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea began in service and has persisted since then.
The deciding factor: The benefit of the doubt rule was applied due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence, leading to the grant of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000397
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