Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions addressing direct and secondary service connection, as well as aggravation and obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea in relation to his service-connected disabilities and obesity.
- 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 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101634
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