Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his weight gain, which in turn may have contributed to his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the previous examiners were found inadequate as they did not address the aggravation prong of a secondary service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- 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
- A25021908
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