Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to November 15, 2017, due to a need for an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 VA medical opinions are inadequate because they did not address the theory of secondary service connection and aggravation by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25013246
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