The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for asthma. The OSA was found to be related to the Veteran's in-service event, injury, or disease, while the asthma is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any event, injury, or disease during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was due to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange and events during basic training. The asthma, however, did not have a clear link to service as there were no documented symptoms or diagnoses related to it in the service records.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26023082
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including asthma and COPD, is denied as service connection is not warranted due to the condition being solely attributed to smoking.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of sleep apnea and asthma due to a failure to provide proper notice for a hearing.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma and a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities were dismissed. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for eczema was denied, while the claim of entitlement to allergic rhinitis was not addressed as it pertained to different issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's OSA is granted as service connected. The Veteran's infectious disease claim and stomach disability claim are remanded for further examination.
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