Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA did not obtain adequate medical opinions to determine if the conditions were related to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002067
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