The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to address the potential nexus between obstructive sleep apnea and service, including presumed exposure to burn pits.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to deficiencies in the previous medical opinion regarding the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and both direct service connection and aggravation by service-connected PTSD, as well as to consider the new presumption under the PACT Act for conditions based on exposure to toxic substances during service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25011948
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