The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and obesity as an intermediate step in causing OSA, and whether the Veteran's OSA is related to toxic exposure risk activity during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that additional development is necessary due to a lack of medical evidence addressing the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and obesity as an intermediate step in causing OSA, and whether the Veteran's OSA is related to toxic exposure risk activity during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25012643
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