Granted
The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the July 2023 private opinion is adequate and probative, indicating that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by his mental health difficulties, which have likely had a profound impact on its development and substantial aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103990
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