The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his obesity, which is an 'intermediate step' between his service-connected disabilities and his currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion letter supported the Veteran's contention that his weight gain and obesity were at least as likely as not due to and/or related to his service-connected left and right lateral collateral ligament sprains, and that his obstructive sleep apnea was at least as likely as not secondary to, related to, and/or aggravated by the weight gain and obesity from his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103374
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