Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD, and entitlement to a higher rating for IBS and GERD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current bilateral hip disability related to service. For the obstructive sleep apnea claim, there was insufficient evidence regarding its etiology, and for the increased rating claim, the ameliorative effects of medication were not properly considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disability, Obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088837
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