Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 medical opinion utilized the 'proximate cause' standard, which is no longer lawful according to Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F. 4th 1360 (Mar. 8, 2023).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), asthma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25003587
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