Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea and related conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding secondary service connection theories, including aggravation by service-connected disabilities and potential Persian Gulf War-related illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, with Anxious Distress, Isolated Systolic Hypertension, Lumbosacral Strain, Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity, Sciatic, Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity, Sciatic, Residual, Left Ankle Sprain, Hammertoe Syndrome with Heloma Durum, Fifth Digit, Plantar Callous Formation Below Metatarsal Heads and Ingrown Toenail, Great Toe, Right Foot, Hammertoe Syndrome with Heloma Durum, Fifth Digit, and Plantar Callous Formation Below Metatarsal Heads, Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022149
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