Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because the VA examination was inadequate and did not properly address the Veteran's theory that obesity, caused by a service-connected back condition, led to OSA.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to adequately explain why the lack of chronic treatment was significant and did not consider the continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004770
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