Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly followed and an adequate medical opinion is obtained.
The deciding factor: The current medical opinion is found inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's OSA could have been caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities through obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108207
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