The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examiner's opinion is inadequate due to her failure to address relevant evidence, including lay statements as to the impact of service-connected disabilities on ability to exercise or sleep. The RO's failure to obtain an adequate opinion constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error requiring remand.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097724
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