Granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's aggravated obesity was a substantial factor in causing his current sleep apnea and would not have occurred but for such obesity, which was itself caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091879
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