Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, finding that there was no evidence showing that his service-connected conditions caused him to become obese, which in turn led to OSA.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities and his obesity, as evidenced by his ability to lose significant weight on multiple occasions despite his claimed limitations due to those disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- 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
- A25008508
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