The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a new examination that addresses the proper standard of causation for secondary service connection and provides an opinion on whether OSA was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, as well as whether it is related to his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094751
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