Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, finding a causal relationship between the two.
The deciding factor: The positive medical opinions of record outweighed the negative ones and provided significant probative weight in favor of a causal relationship between the Veteran's OSA and his service-connected right knee condition, including obesity as an intermediate step.
- 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 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090124
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