Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided evidence that the Veteran's weight gain, which was attributed to his service-connected depressive disorder, acted as an intermediate step leading to the development of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- 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
- A25016366
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