Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected condition caused or aggravated obesity and if so, whether that obesity was a substantial factor in causing his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The March 2025 VA opinion is inadequate as it does not address whether the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome aggravated obesity, which is required for secondary service connection under VA regulations.
- 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 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101685
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