Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis of OSA.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the absence of a confirmed diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and the Board's finding that the August 2023 VA examiner's opinion, which was based on a sleep study test, was more probative than the positive diagnosis given by a private provider in March 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089176
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