Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's reported symptoms of in-service snoring demonstrate the onset of OSA and whether any aggravation by service-connected conditions is at least as likely as not.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 Court Memorandum Decision found that the September 2022 VA-obtained medical opinion was inadequate because it did not provide a rationale considering the theory of aggravation as an independent concept, and there has been no substantial compliance with the June 2022 Board remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003851
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