Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected respiratory disability, with obesity serving as an intermediate factor.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions and evidence of record support a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected respiratory disability and his sleep apnea, considering obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002088
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