The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD, but denied the Veteran's claims for right thigh strain, urinary frequency, and constipation.
The deciding factor: The May 2019 private examiner opined that the Veteran’s current obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated beyond its natural progression by her service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh strain, Urinary frequency, claimed as bladder condition, Constipation, claimed as colon condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20031352
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