The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the service-connected asthma with episodes of respiratory failure, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence showing an association between the service-connected asthma and OSA, including increased prevalence of sleep disturbances among asthma patients and a recent epidemiological study showing a 27 percent incidence of sleep apnea in patients with asthma compared to the general population without asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100517
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