Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected other trauma and stressor-related disorder.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 and multiple May 2025 VA opinions did not address whether the Veteran's claimed OSA was 'aggravated' by his service-connected other trauma and stressor-related disorder, which is a required element for secondary service connection under Allen v. Brown.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108337
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