Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded due to a predecisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA opinion was found inadequate and an additional medical opinion is required to address the Veteran's assertions regarding the onset of OSA during active military service and its potential aggravation by his service-connected major depression disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097783
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