Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion submitted in October 2022 provided a clear and unequivocal nexus between the Veteran's OSA and his service-connected PTSD, with obesity as an intermediary connection.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086716
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