Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder. The other claims were withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the service-connected psychiatric disorder contributed to cause the Veteran's currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of nasal surgery, lower back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012383
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