Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for an adequate VA medical opinion to address whether obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to service-connected PTSD, including via obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 and April 2025 opinions do not adequately address the reasonably raised secondary theories, particularly aggravation and obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109950
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