Granted
The Board grants service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected spine, neck and radiculopathy disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically due to weight gain caused by those disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- 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
- A25089932
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