The Board remands the claim for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea, due to an incomplete record.
The deciding factor: A complete record is necessary as documentation of the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) application and decision has not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001755
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a skin disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and right ankle disability due to procedural defects. The appeal for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea is remanded. The VA needs to conduct a more thorough medical examination.
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