Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a more thorough medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and his obstructive sleep apnea, including whether the Veteran's obesity was aggravated by his pes planus.
The deciding factor: The opinions of record were inadequate as they did not address aggravation or the Veteran's weight throughout service, leading to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- 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
- A25108517
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