Granted
Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's OSA was the result of his weight gain during active service and/or service connected MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002865
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