Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided a positive nexus opinion finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by his service-connected PTSD, and this opinion was given greater weight than the negative VA examination opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106677
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