Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's obesity caused by his service-connected insomnia was a 'but-for' cause of his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 private examiner provided a positive nexus opinion using the 'but-for' causation analysis required under Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009371
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