Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, including obtaining new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to deficiencies in the previously obtained medical opinions regarding the etiology of sleep apnea and the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, left shoulder rotator cuff condition, arthritis of the bilateral shoulders, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (prior to July 13, 2023), peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (prior to July 13, 2023)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25003335
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