Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and musculoskeletal disabilities through the intermediate step of obesity.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a causal link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his weight gain, which in turn led to the development of 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 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018198
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