Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea was remanded due to errors in the duty to assist. The Board will consider new evidence on remand.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not adequately address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- 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
- A25005276
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