Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding its secondary relationship with the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions did not adequately address causation and aggravation as independent concepts, and there was no separate opinion addressing the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021868
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