Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as it needs further development, specifically an addendum medical opinion regarding whether obesity is an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities and his diagnosed sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Board determines that the theory of secondary service connection for sleep apnea via obesity as an intermediate step is reasonably raised by the evidence of record, and therefore remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion on this issue.
- 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
- A25100261
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