Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA began during active service, but the severity, frequency, and duration of his PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment from February 16, 2023. The appeals for other conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of notice of disagreement.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea (OSA), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (also claimed as insomnia), limitation of motion of the ankle (left ankle), limitation of motion of the ankle (right ankle condition), hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090283
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