Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step, and resolved all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016464
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