Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to major depressive disorder, but remanded the claims for a neck condition and lumbar back condition due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate because it relied on the lack of treatment rather than symptoms, while the December 2022 private opinion supported the connection between the Veteran's depressive disorder and OSA through obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Neck Condition, Lumbar Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088750
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