The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to a service-connected disability, but denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's OSA was secondary to his service-connected knee disability. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. However, the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022041
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