Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether it is caused by or aggravated by posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 secondary service connection opinion was found inadequate as it did not address both causation and aggravation, and the Board requires a more thorough review to determine if the Veteran's OSA is related to his PTSD.
- 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 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099489
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