Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of OSA, to include as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus disability, is remanded due to a need for an adequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA opinion was found inadequate because it did not address whether the Veteran's current OSA was aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus disability.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109244
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