Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle and left hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The November 2021 VA examiner's opinions failed to address whether the Veteran's OSA contributed to his obesity, which could serve as an intermediate step in causing or aggravating his bilateral ankle and left hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011621
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