Partly granted
The veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and a rating of 20 percent for left knee laxity/instability. All other issues were denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by service-connected PTSD, thus granting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, chronic rhinitis, disability of the ring finger of the right hand, right wrist disability, left knee laxity/instability, left knee limitation of extension, left knee limitation of flexion, left knee scar, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004290
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