Granted
The Board granted service connection for obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar sprain.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's obesity is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected thoracolumbar strain, and the December 2023 VA opinion found that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his now service-connected obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103938
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