Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA opinions were found incomplete and did not address all theories of entitlement or the Veteran's lay statements, included speculative statements, did not address other possible etiologies based on the evidence of record, and did not provide adequate rationales.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020674
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