Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion on whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary as the RO did not obtain an opinion addressing the theory that sleep apnea is secondary to PTSD, which was supported by evidence of record.
- 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
- A25017551
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