Partly granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted service connection as secondary to tinnitus. Direct and secondary service connection for OSA was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus aggravated his OSA, but there was no direct or secondary service connection for OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003768
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