Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for an adequate VA medical opinion to address the secondary service connection theories, particularly the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea, chronic bronchitis/asthmatic respiratory disability, PTSD, and obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The July and August 2024 opinions are inadequate because they do not adequately address the reasonably raised secondary theories, particularly the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea, chronic bronchitis/asthmatic respiratory disability, PTSD, and obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101104
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