Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection opinion in accordance with the holding in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the examiners were found inadequate due to reliance on an outdated standard.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092845
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