Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused by the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder through obesity.
The deciding factor: A private examiner's opinion that the OSA was more likely than not caused by the service-connected depressive disorder via obesity was given substantial probative weight.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), depressive disorder, obesity
- 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
- A25007403
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