Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and/or diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record supports that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and/or diabetes mellitus, type II, and that these conditions prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022161
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