Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's contentions potentially place the onset of his OSA during a time when he was not serving on active duty, and the AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate opinion.
- 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
- A25103560
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