Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's sleep apnea was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected MDD and obesity was more likely the cause of the Veteran's OSA.
- 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 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105957
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