Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence in favor of the claim includes statements from the Veteran, his spouse, and fellow service person concerning his sleep apnea symptomology since service discharge, as well as private medical opinions that found the Veteran's PTSD and tinnitus contributed to and aggravated his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104077
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