The Veteran's OSA is granted as it was caused and/or aggravated by his other service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediate step.,ED remains denied as there is no additional impairment or symptoms warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: Obesity caused by the Veteran's service-connected conditions led to OSA. The VA examiner found that ED was not related to his service-connected disabilities, and hypertension and DM2 were also not linked to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Erectile Dysfunction (claimed as penile condition), Diabetes Mellitus type II, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009875
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What this means for you
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