The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is related to service or his service-connected PTSD. The case will be remanded for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: A new VA medical examination is needed to address whether the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is related to service or his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1744028
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is related to his service, specifically his deployment during active duty from October 2004 to February 2006 and September 2016 to September 2017. As a result, the claim for service connection has been granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for atrial fibrillation and a TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions, failure to obtain all VA ECG records, and inextricability of the TDIU claim with the increased rating claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome is granted as service-connected. The remaining issues (left ear hearing loss, bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability) are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's heart condition, including an addendum opinion addressing his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
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