Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on a nexus opinion from a board-certified physician in sleep medicine.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the probative medical opinion that the Veteran's sleep apnea was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084848
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