Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension were granted. The claim for obesity was denied, and the claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new and relevant evidence submitted for sleep apnea and the established link between the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and his diabetes and hypertension through obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, obesity, diabetes, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004463
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