Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy, citing missing medical records and need for new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on outstanding VA treatment records and the need for new medical opinions with adequate reasoning.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- 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
- 25001349
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