Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The March 2025 medical opinion did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by PTSD, which is required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(b).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- 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
- A25104922
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