Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it is related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability and/or left thumb disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found the private medical opinion more probative than the VA examiners' opinions, which lacked supporting rationales.
- 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
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001372
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