Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The neurologist's opinion, supported by lay statements and testimony, established a relationship between the sleep apnea disability and an event during service that caused PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096584
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