Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding its relationship to the Veteran's service and any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error where no VA opinion was obtained regarding whether obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019475
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