Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because the VA did not provide an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause of OSA. The Veteran will receive a new examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions were inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's lay statements or address obesity as an intermediary step between her service-connected conditions and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), diabetes mellitus type II (DM), periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003375
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