Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and clarification regarding the Veteran's obesity status, as well as an adequate medical opinion addressing causation and aggravation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to clarify the Veteran's obesity status and obtain a complete etiological opinion addressing causation and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017885
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