Granted
The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer and depressive disorder, respectively.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's depressive disorder is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer, and his OSA is caused by his psychiatric disorder, which is also service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, 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 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016979
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