Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a private medical opinion that suggested a causal or contributory relationship between PTSD and sleep apnea, outweighing an earlier VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095331
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