Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, as the VA medical opinions are inadequate and Army National Guard records are incomplete.
The deciding factor: The February 2023 and March 2023 VA opinions were found inadequate because they did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset in service or was secondary to his service-connected hypertension, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010088
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