Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine and left lower extremity conditions is remanded. The Board needs more information about the Veteran's diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The Board must remand an appeal to the AOJ for correction of an error on the part of the AOJ to satisfy its duties under 38 U.S.C. 5103A if the error occurred prior to the date of the AOJ decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004681
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