The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine L5-S1, and radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities, with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected conditions, including major depressive disorder and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine L5-S1, and radiculopathy of the lower extremities, with obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085218
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