Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding it not etiologically related to active service or the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's sleep apnea was less likely than not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and there is no credible evidence of sleep apnea in service or until many years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25003425
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