Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea, including as secondary to PTSD, is remanded for further development. The Board needs more information to make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found the initial medical opinions lacked sufficient rationale and required additional expert input.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001334
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