The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it is etiologically related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The private examiner provided a comprehensive opinion explaining multiple ways that the Veteran's OSA is more likely than not related to his military service, including its onset during active-duty service, aggravation by his service-connected hypertension and psychiatric disorder, and contribution from his conceded toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087666
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