Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a heart disability and a hearing disability, for further development of the record.
The deciding factor: The September 2024 VA examination did not address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected heart disability, making it inadequate for determining secondary service connection.
- 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
- A25094534
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