Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to inadequate medical opinions and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions are found to be inadequate, and a theory of obesity as an intermediate step has been sufficiently raised.
- 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 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104852
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