The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more thorough medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 VA examination did not provide clear conclusions with supporting data or a reasoned medical explanation as to why there is no causative relationship between the Veteran's PTSD and his obstructive sleep apnea, nor did it address whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his current sleep apnea condition.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017937
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