Granted
The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and PPS with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively supports that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and PPS caused his obesity, which in turn was a substantial factor in causing his OSA. Without this obesity, it is unlikely he would have developed OSA.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102752
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