The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal disabilities. The decision finds that the Veteran's current obesity, which is a result of his service-connected disabilities, contributes to his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities (including his acquired psychiatric disorder) and his current obesity, which in turn contributed to his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23024232
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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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