Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and pes planus, with obesity as a determinative intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his obesity, which was caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and pes planus; the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea would not have occurred but for obesity caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096858
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