The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused or aggravated his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably raises the theory that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause or aggravate his obstructive sleep apnea insofar as his service-connected disabilities may have caused him to gain weight such that he is obese and that such weight gain / obesity may have caused or aggravated his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108404
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