Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea on a secondary basis has been granted. The Board found that the veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected headaches.
The deciding factor: The Board found persuasive a private medical opinion linking the veteran's sleep apnea to his service-connected headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008311
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