Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as there were duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the issuance of the November 2024 rating decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation, and failure to consider obesity as an intermediary in the etiology of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103715
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