Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 2, 2020 for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD via obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD by way of obesity as an intermediate step.
- 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
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020052
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