Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and entitlement to TDIU as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were found inadequate due to not addressing the 2013 sleep study results, inconsistencies in the record regarding CPAP machine use, and failure to provide an opinion based on the updated standard for secondary service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25012317
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