Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is necessary to cure the pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the Veteran's sleep apnea claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012281
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