Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee and ankle disabilities, finding that the evidence was in equipoise.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was proximately due to obesity caused by his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, leading to a grant of service connection after resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019072
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