Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder, cervical neck disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities due to incomplete medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions necessitate further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back strain, cervical strain, 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
- A25097921
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