Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate addendum opinion regarding its nature and etiology.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA addendum opinion is not consistent with the Federal Circuit's holding in Spicer, which clarified the standard to be applied to secondary service connection claims.
- 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 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015276
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