Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder, tinnitus, and rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 opinion from D.A., MD, JD, concluded that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically his unspecified anxiety disorder, tinnitus, and chronic rhinitis, which disrupted REM sleep leading to airway obstruction during sleep.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092896
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