Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is approximately balanced as to whether it was caused by active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The November 2022 private opinion from Dr. V.P. was found to be more persuasive and probative than the June 2022 VA negative nexus opinion, which lacked adequate rationale and did not consider the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018603
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