Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: No adequate medical opinions were obtained regarding the etiology of OSA, including whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities and whether obesity served as an intermediate step between a service-connected disability and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019843
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