Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection theory of entitlement to sleep apnea, as the VA examiner did not address whether nasal obstruction due to service-connected allergic rhinitis aggravates his OSA condition.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred because the VA examiner did not specifically address whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his OSA condition.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099976
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