Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD) and psychoactive/polysubstance abuse, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's OSA was caused by his service-connected PTSD with MDD and psychoactive/polysubstance abuse with obesity as an intermediate step. Resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, service connection must be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092516
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