Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder or bilateral knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's OSA is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder and/or caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disability with 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
- A25090409
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