Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to their service-connected right knee strain and bilateral pes planus disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step, is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced regarding the causation of obstructive sleep apnea by the service-connected conditions through obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, right knee strain, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001716
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