Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected degenerative arthritis with IVDS, disc degeneration L5-S1, with small central disc protrusion, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy for an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The existing VA examination opinions are inadequate because they do not discuss the Veteran's specific circumstances or relevant medical history in the context of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017915
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