Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mental health disorder and orthopedic disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding the causation of the conditions by the service-connected disabilities through the intermediate step of obesity, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089798
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