Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the OSA was aggravated by the service-connected conditions, and obesity was considered a substantial factor in the development of OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), lumbosacral strain with lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy
- 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
- A25001537
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