Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and peripheral vascular disease for further development, as the previous VA examinations are found to be inadequate.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were deemed inadequate due to not properly addressing the Veteran's reported in-service symptoms and based on an inaccurate factual premise regarding the diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002373
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