Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to right knee, back, and PTSD disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2022 VA examination was inadequate because it did not make a diagnosis and failed to recommend or conduct a sleep study, which is necessary to determine the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012259
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