Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD and associated weight gain, or if it was caused or aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The secondary medical nexus opinions provided by the VA examiners were found inadequate as they did not adequately consider the effects of medication on weight gain and subsequently on diagnosed sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009361
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