Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for OSA with asthma and an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound criteria due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A VA examination that fully captures the severity of the Veteran's OSA under DC 6847 was necessary before assigning the initial rating, which was not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109038
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