Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on a secondary basis, linking it to the veteran's service-connected PTSD, migraines, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion by Dr. D.A. was found competent, credible, and afforded great probative weight, supporting the claim that OSA is caused by or aggravated by the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraines, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008229
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