Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected sinusitis due to the evidence being in relative equipoise.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions addressing secondary service connection were found inadequate, and a private opinion provided favorable evidence that the Veteran's sleep apnea is more likely than not aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105075
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