Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, cervical spine strain with degenerative disc disease, and thoracolumbar spine strain with degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's sleep apnea is due to his service-connected conditions, specifically PTSD, cervical spine strain, and thoracolumbar spine strain.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021124
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