Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided by a clinician supported that the Veteran's sleep apnea is due to his service-connected adjustment disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102829
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