Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it was caused or aggravated by toxic exposure during service and service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically a lack of an aggravation opinion and clarification on the role of environmental exposures in causing sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107042
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