Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional medical evidence. The Veteran's OSA may be related to her service-connected PTSD through obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and a pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005225
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