Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and constant headaches as secondary to sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a more adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's claimed sleep apnea, which was diagnosed within one year of separation from service but not included among presumptive chronic diseases under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307, 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, constant headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016197
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