The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied an increased rating for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's mental health disability to his OSA, while the evidence did not support a higher rating for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder due to its impact on occupational and social impairment being consistent with the current 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder with Insomnia Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091220
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