Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tinnitus. The appeal is remanded to provide a skin examination.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 medical opinion provided a clear link between the Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus and his obstructive sleep apnea, supporting a finding for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, skin condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016487
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