Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to a lack of compliance with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions are not in substantial compliance with the Board's previous remand directives as they do not adequately address certain lay statements and evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), left knee disorder, to include degenerative arthritis, right knee disorder, to include degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25014860
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