Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to other service-connected conditions due to a need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain VA medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's OSA and ED are caused or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis and diabetes mellitus, type II respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108138
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