Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 private opinion provided a detailed explanation of how asthma can cause or contribute to OSA, and was given high probative weight by the Board.
- 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 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088996
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