Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as due to a service-connected depressive disorder and dismissed the appeal challenging the proposed rating reduction from 70 percent to 30 percent for the service-connected depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an etiological link between the Veteran's current OSA and her service-connected depressive disorder, and the proposed rating reduction was dismissed as a matter of law.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101099
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