Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities aggravated his obesity, which is necessary under the Court's holding in Walsh v. Wilkie.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009642
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