The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record indicates that the Veteran's OSA was either caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea syndrome (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043738
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of various disabilities, including left knee disability, right knee disability, low back disability, sleep apnea syndrome, hypothyroidism, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not filing a timely Notice of Disagreement within one year from the date of the notification letters.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome was granted with an effective date of January 27, 2021. The decision is based on new evidence submitted after the initial denial in July 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in the initial decision, and requests additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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