Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as it requires additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions failed to address aggravation and did not employ the correct legal standard for obesity as an intermediary step, necessitating an addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- 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
- A25108549
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