The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and neurocognitive disorder, but remanded other claims related to diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, left ankle disorder, chronic fatigue, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and more.

The deciding factor: The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected hypertension and psychiatric conditions based on medical evidence. Other claims were remanded for further development due to potential current diagnoses or persistent symptoms of claimed conditions.

Claimed conditions

sleep apnea, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (left upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (right lower extremity), peripheral neuropathy (left lower extremity), headaches (head injury residuals), lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to a lumbar spine disability, left ankle disorder, disability manifested by chronic fatigue, prostate disorder, status post Transurethral Resection Procedure (TURP), erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 22, 2025

Citation

25013194

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