The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided in July 2022 was deemed the most probative evidence and supported the conclusion that the Veteran's OSA was at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected conditions, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood, right knee degenerative arthritis, spinal stenosis and lumbar spine retrolisthesis with disc protrusion, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017943
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