Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, recognizing it as secondary to weight gain aggravated by the veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least nearly approximately balanced regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to his weight gain and whether his weight gain was caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007343
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