Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to be further developed and considered by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a clear causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his sleep apnea, particularly regarding obesity as an intermediate step.
- 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 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098214
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