Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that obesity was an intermediate step between his obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided sufficient rationale linking the Veteran's service-connected left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease and depression to his weight gain, which in turn caused his obstructive sleep apnea.
- 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 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106025
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