Denied
The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea as the condition was not shown during active service or for many years thereafter, and there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness, and there is no evidence of a link between the condition and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098583
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