Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and lumbar spine disability, with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 medical opinion provided sufficient rationale based on medical principles to support the conclusion that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25014807
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