The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not show that it had its onset during service or was otherwise shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion, which considered all of the pertinent evidence of record and provided a complete rationale, concluded that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea did not have its onset in service and was not otherwise shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002308
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