Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided a positive nexus relating the Veteran's OSA to his service-connected PTSD, based on medical literature showing upper airway changes due to stress responses and weight gain from PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109790
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