Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar and/or knees disability due to a more probative private medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected lumbar and/or knees disability, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017996
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