Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to asthma, is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether the sleep apnea is aggravated by the service-connected asthma.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- 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
- A25005666
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