Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied service connection for right and left hip strains.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. D.D., which was highly persuasive, indicated that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected disabilities, was a substantial factor in developing sleep apnea and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, hypertension, right hip strain, left hip strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012947
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