Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error, specifically an inaccurate opinion based on incorrect facts.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to deficiencies in the October 2023 VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's marijuana use and potential toxic exposure, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (claimed as sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020584
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