Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for right and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not adequately address the Veteran's lay reports of in-service ankle injuries, leading to an incomplete assessment of his ankle disability claims.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105728
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