Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation of sleep apnea by service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: An inadequate VA medical opinion regarding secondary service connection based on both causation and aggravation is required, as the existing opinions do not adequately address the Veteran's specific facts and circumstances.
- 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
- A25095947
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