Denied
The Board denied service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD, finding no evidence that the OSA was caused or aggravated by the PTSD.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions consistently indicated that there is no established medical nexus between PTSD and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25001032
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