Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion addressing obesity as an intermediate step between the Veteran's OSA and service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence remains inadequate for adjudication due to the need for a medical opinion addressing whether service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated the Veteran's OSA with obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25015055
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