Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a more adequate VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, considering both direct service connection and secondary causes including obesity due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The TERA opinion is inadequate as it addresses Southwest Asia exposures when this Veteran did not have Southwest Asia service. The Board finds remand necessary for an adequate VA opinion addressing the etiology of OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108257
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