Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, to include as secondary to a service-connected tonsil disability, for an adequate addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions used the incorrect standard pursuant to Ward v. Wilkie, which only requires any increase in severity of a nonservice-connected disease, not a permanent worsening.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003542
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