The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability as it was aggravated beyond its natural progression by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disability.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided evidence that the Veteran's OSA is more likely than not secondary to his PTSD, and that his PTSD significantly interferes with the effective treatment of OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097497
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as the issue was fully granted by the AOJ with an effective date of August 26, 2019.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for service connection for back injury, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral shin splints, left leg disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability, abnormal heart / stress disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and shoulder disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence to support the Veteran's claims based on his service records.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability and an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability as there is no current diagnosis of either condition.
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