Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus II and obstructive sleep apnea, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private examiner's opinion established a link between the Veteran's mental health condition and the development of obesity, which in turn caused diabetes, and also linked the Veteran's psychiatric disorder to his sleep apnea through hyperarousal and other physiological issues.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094553
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