Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability caused obesity, which in turn led to or aggravated obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the service-connected psychiatric disability and the development of OSA.
- 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 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010684
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