Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis and awarded a higher initial disability rating of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea was caused by the service-connected rhinitis, and the symptoms of the sinusitis manifested as three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis, fibrous dysplasia of frontal, sphenoid, and orbital roof (sinusitis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086112
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