Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's notation of functional impact despite a lack of formal diagnosis necessitates clarification, as per Saunders v. Wilkie, 886 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094276
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