Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused or aggravated the condition.
The deciding factor: A negative nexus opinion was provided but did not address aggravation, which is required under El-Amin v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 136 (2013).
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095450
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