Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected back disability, due to duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there were duty-to-assist errors in obtaining relevant VA and private treatment records and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's OSA. These errors must be corrected before a decision can be made on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019948
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