Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as additional evidence and examination are needed to determine its etiology.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 private opinion is not adequate due to lack of rationale, and the VA opinions from September 2024 and March 2025 are also inadequate for various reasons. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain outstanding treatment records and a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106918
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