Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by PA-C JAG, which reviewed the Veteran's medical history and relevant literature, concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's OSA was a direct result of or at least exacerbated by his service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091212
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