Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion, considering lay statements and toxic exposure risk activities during service.
The deciding factor: The June 2019 VA medical opinion is found inadequate as it did not consider lay statements of sleep problems during service and did not address toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) related to the Veteran's military service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098629
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