Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected reactive airway disease.
The deciding factor: A medical examination is required due to the low threshold of the McLendon standard being met, as the Veteran has not been provided with an etiological opinion.
- 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 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25021961
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