Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional development as the prior VA medical opinions are found to be inadequate.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA medical opinion did not adequately address whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his sleep apnea and relied on an inaccurate factual premise regarding the timing of the diagnosis of sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002174
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