Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The only probative medical opinion supported the claim, indicating that the OSA is more likely than not caused or aggravated by the service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104487
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