Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing direct service connection and aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The opinions of record are inadequate as they do not address causation or aggravation, which is required for a secondary service connection theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103279
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