The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that weight gain/obesity was an intermediate step between the two conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD with weight gain/obesity as an intermediate step. Affording any benefit of the doubt to the Veteran, entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095196
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