Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected low back and bilateral ankle disabilities. The decision was based on medical opinions that OSA was not caused or aggravated by these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical examiners opined that OSA was not caused or aggravated by the service-connected disabilities or their treatments.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001366
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