Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a direct opinion on its etiology.
The deciding factor: Failure to provide an opinion on direct service connection is a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and remand is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103401
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