Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examiner's opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise, as the Veteran was diagnosed with moderate obstructive sleep apnea in a subsequent sleep study.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092944
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