Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because it needs more evidence to decide if OSA is related to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions provided were not adequate to determine a nexus between the veteran's service-connected conditions and OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right ankle arthritis, left ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), right lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee arthritis, fracture of proximal right femur, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, trochanteric pain syndrome of the right and left hips, adjustment disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- 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
- A25003786
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