Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA opinion did not consider aggravation and could not opine on obesity as an intermediate step without resorting to speculation, necessitating a remand for additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102304
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