Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to PTSD with bipolar disorder is remanded. The Board needs more medical opinions on the relationship between these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board requires additional medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder caused or aggravated obesity, which in turn could have caused or aggravated OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with bipolar disorder, obesity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003582
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