Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the appellant's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the appellant's PTSD, including associated weight gain and obesity, caused and aggravated his OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101268
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