Partly granted
Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. A compensable rating for left lower extremity surgery scar is denied. All other issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, but the left lower extremity surgical scar does not meet criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, left lower extremity surgery scar, back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left ankle posttraumatic arthritis, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis, instability associated with right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with juvenile osteochondrosis of volar aspects of tibia and fibula, right knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis, instability associated with left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with juvenile osteochondrosis of volar aspects of tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002461
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