Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his bilateral shin splints, left knee, left shoulder dislocation, and status post left 5th MTP fracture.
The deciding factor: The record persuasively weighs in favor of a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his OSA, as his service-connected conditions led to weight gain which in turn caused his OSA.
- 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
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011068
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