Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as the March 2024 VA medical opinion did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary because the VA examiner failed to address the issue of in-service onset of the Veteran's sleep apnea and the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099822
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