Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability. The Board found errors in obtaining medical opinions and ordered additional evaluations.
The deciding factor: The Board identified pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding medical opinions on aggravation, MUCMI, and direct incurrence basis.
- 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
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002330
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