Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The competing lay and medical evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis. The Board resolved the benefit of the doubt in favor of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016174
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