Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated her claimed conditions through intermediary steps such as obesity and chronic pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition (lumbosacral strain, lumbago with sciatica), Sleep apnea, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089040
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