Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability caused him to gain weight and become obese, which in turn led to his development of obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. C.C. provided a detailed rationale linking the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability to his obesity and subsequently to his obstructive sleep apnea, while the VA examiner's opinions were found inadequate for various reasons.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102461
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