Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD was granted. The Board found that the veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board deemed a private medical provider's opinion, which linked the veteran's weight gain (due to PTSD) to OSA, as highly probative and granted the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001064
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