Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder caused or aggravated her obesity, and if so, whether this obesity was a substantial factor in causing OSA.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding an inadequate medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and her weight gain/obesity, which may have contributed to her obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101881
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