Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a skin condition on jaw and left ear due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service exposures, as no such opinions were obtained by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, skin condition on jaw and left ear (psoriasis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103537
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