Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of January 30, 2018, for service connection for sleep apnea with bronchial asthma and a 50 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: It was factually ascertainable that the Veteran used a CPAP machine from January 30, 2018, which is required for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6847.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea with bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092361
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