Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea to ensure compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The RO has not substantially complied with the May 2023 remand directives due to inadequate medical opinions and missing evidence regarding direct service connection theories.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001544
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