Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion in March 2022 concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea through weight gain.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094648
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