Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with IVDS and depression and anxiety with chronic pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's OSA is less likely than not caused by his toxic risk exposure activity (TERA), but a private physician's assistant found that his service-connected disabilities significantly diminished his mobility, leading to weight gain and the development of OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106035
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