Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between the condition and service. The claim for peripheral arterial disease was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examiner's opinion was found to be persuasive as it was based on a thorough review of the claims file and medical literature, while lay evidence did not provide sufficient basis for a diagnosis or link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral arterial disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096297
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