Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and irritable bowel syndrome, including as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a lack of an opinion regarding aggravation.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions do not address whether the Veteran's conditions are aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, which is required for a complete secondary service connection analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018481
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