Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is needed as the previous medical opinion did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service, and also to consider if it is secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022018
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