Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is due to or aggravated by his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA opinion was inadequate as it did not address whether the OSA was aggravated by the service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder, which is required for a proper secondary service connection analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103649
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