Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's OSA, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability with obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by both the private and VA examiners were found inadequate due to their failure to address potential aggravation or the Veteran's specific circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009797
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