Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from a clinician who has not previously examined the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Duty to assist errors occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal, necessitating an additional medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110249
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