The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA on a secondary basis to his service-connected left shoulder degenerative arthritis and PTSD (previously rated as anxiety disorder), with obesity serving as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused his obesity, which in turn caused his OSA. The decision is based on the Veteran's medical history and the impact of his mental health and left shoulder degenerative arthritis symptoms on his weight gain and food choices.
- Claimed conditions
- OSA, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, PTSD (previously rated as anxiety disorder), obesity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082245
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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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