The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA medical records, as well as scheduling a VA examination to determine whether preexisting sleep apnea was aggravated by the Veteran's second period of active duty. The claim for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence related to the Veteran's second period of service, including treatment records and a VA examination, needed to be considered in order to determine whether preexisting sleep apnea was aggravated by active duty. The claim for an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder also requires further development.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1028101
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted, making the case moot.
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