Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia medications caused or aggravated his sleep apnea through the intermediate step of obesity.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided are not fully responsive to the Board's remand inquiries, and there is insufficient evidence to adjudicate the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002307
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