Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with being overweight/obese as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current OSA is causally related to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098712
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