Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private positive nexus opinions from Dr. Z.M. and the July 2022 private examiner were found probative, supporting a link between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016580
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