The Veteran's sleep disorder, including OSA, hypersomnia with sleep apnea, and mild to moderate hypopnea syndrome, is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The examiner should address whether the Veteran’s current sleep disorders are at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury or event.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Disorder (OSA), Hypersomnia, Hypopnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21012908
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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
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