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Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted.

July 30, 2026Citation Nr. A26069988Docket 260604-668303va.gov source

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - secondary to PTSD with MDD and DM IIGranted
DecisionAnalysis

Board reasoning

The Board found the private May 2026 opinion more probative than the June 2025 VA opinion, concluding that the OSA developed secondary to the service-connected PTSD with MDD and DM II. It weighed the medical literature and detailed rationale, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor to grant sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

Issues

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - secondary to PTSD with MDD and DM IIGranted

Authorities

  • Lynch v. McDonough, 21 F.4th 776Reiterates benefit-of-the-doubt standard and weighing of evidence

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