Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a clarifying medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder caused or aggravated her obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not address all required elements of secondary service connection, specifically causation and aggravation separately.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100083
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