Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction, with arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), valvular heart disease, heart block, coronary artery bypass graft, cardiomyopathy, and mild cardiomegaly to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to grant service connection at this time due to the lack of a persuasive medical opinion that links the conditions to service or a service-connected disability, and an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding possible aggravation by other disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction, with arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), valvular heart disease, heart block, coronary artery bypass graft, cardiomyopathy, and mild cardiomegaly
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102156
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