The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The VA medical nexus opinions provided are inadequate, as they do not address whether the Veteran's in-service documented severe gag reflex led to his obstructive sleep apnea or were symptoms indicative of it, nor do they consider the relationship between his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis with obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110924
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