Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher initial disability ratings for obstructive sleep apnea with COPD and lumbosacral strain to correct duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a lack of recent VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021689
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