The Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 29, 2024, for service connection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for Hypertension is denied. The claim for TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed an Intent to File on April 29, 2024, followed by a formal claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea effective from that date. His hypertension was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26039059
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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.
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