The appeal for erectile dysfunction is dismissed as the February 2025 rating decision was not final.,Entitlement to a higher rating for asthma is denied. The Veteran's asthma does not meet or approximate the criteria for a greater than 60 percent disability rating.,Service connection for OSA is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically the need for an adequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 AOJ decision on erectile dysfunction was not final and did not constitute an adjudicative determination from which a Notice of Disagreement could be filed.,VA treatment records do not show that the Veteran's asthma required daily use of systemic high dose corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications, nor did he have more than one attack per week with episodes of respiratory failure. The most proximate PFT results showed FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC findings above 80-percent predicted.,The VA examiner's opinion on OSA was based on the Veteran's post-service complaints without considering his pre-service sleep disturbances, which could have been indicative of in-service incurrence.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Asthma, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021529
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for vertigo and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's hearing loss is not rated higher than 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for OSA and insomnia must be remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions, as well as a failure to obtain TERA opinions on all relevant exposures.
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