Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing sleep apnea was aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA opinion is not fully adequate because it used an incorrect standard of review and did not provide a complete explanation for its rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25012663
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