Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise that the Veteran's OSA is due to, a result of, or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019184
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