The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition, considering his in-service toxic exposures.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 opinion was found inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures caused or played a role in his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051739
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2020 for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), but no earlier.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), and the Board has dismissed this issue.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.
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