The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndromes as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea was found to be caused by his service-connected knee disabilities, specifically due to long-term opioid therapy used to treat the pain from those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea syndromes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031870
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea syndromes was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea syndromes was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndromes, arthritis of the left knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles, and arthritis of the right knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.
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