Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new opinion to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was caused or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The December 2022 and August 2023 VA examiners did not address whether the Veteran's OSA was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, as required by El-Amin v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 136 (2013).
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017288
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