Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased rating for back disability, service connection for sleep apnea, left heel, and hemorrhoids, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 1, 2025, for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's reports of flare-ups and being bedridden during back disability flare-ups, the etiology of sleep apnea, left heel, and hemorrhoids, and their relationship to service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine, Obstructive sleep apnea, Left heel disability, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015081
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