Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected low back, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's weight gain associated with his service-connected disabilities played a substantial factor in causing the current OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016298
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