Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active duty service or his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions were inadequate as they failed to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected CAD or hypertension, and the examiner did not adequately consider the Veteran's competent lay statements regarding the onset of his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107571
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