The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and also granted initial ratings of 30 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy caused his obesity, which was a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also found that the Veteran had severe incomplete paralysis of the bilateral femoral nerves throughout the entire appellate period.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Bilateral Lower Extremity Radiculopathy (Femoral Nerve)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020839
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