The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion on the etiology of sleep apnea, including whether it is related to or incurred during active duty and whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examination found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is less likely than not proximately due to his service-connected PTSD. However, an adequate opinion on the etiology of the sleep apnea could not be obtained as the examiner did not provide an aggravation opinion and failed to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017194
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