Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion and address direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to obtain an adequate nexus opinion and there is competent lay evidence of snoring in service, which obligates VA to obtain a direct service connection opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108348
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