Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea, secondary to tinnitus and/or hearing loss, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion addressing aggravation.
The deciding factor: A supplemental medical opinion is required to address whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea has been aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus and/or hearing loss.
- 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 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097651
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