Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it is secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability through obesity.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and relevant evidence was received to readjudicate the claim, including VA examinations and private medical opinions supporting the link between the veteran's knee disability and sleep apnea through obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000501
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