Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain missing records and adequate medical opinions regarding the veteran's obstructive sleep apnea claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the May 2023 VA examiner's opinion was insufficient because it did not address the veteran's theory of entitlement or consider potential links between service-connected conditions and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), coronary artery disease (CAD), other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000519
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