Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's OSA is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, based on a private medical opinion from Dr. D.B., which provided a detailed discussion of the relationship between PTSD and OSA in military veterans.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008771
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