Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension based on the evidence showing a secondary relationship to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The March 2024 examiner opined that the Veteran's sleep apnea, diabetes, and hypertension were caused by her obesity, which was in turn caused by weight gain due to her service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086565
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