Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been granted. The Board found that the OSA is due to her PTSD, with obesity acting as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that her OSA was caused by her service-connected PTSD through the intermediate step of obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003339
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