Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new and relevant evidence but ultimately denied the claim because the evidence did not show a link between the sleep apnea and military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's former spouse's lay statement was relevant but not competent evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's currently diagnosed sleep apnea and the symptoms she reported he experienced in service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001130
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