The Board denied service connection for varicocele and remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of varicocele, while there are persistent symptoms of sleep apnea that may be related to in-service toxic exposure as per the PACT Act. The Board found insufficient evidence to support service connection for varicocele but identified a need for further examination and opinion regarding sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- varicocele, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021801
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