Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for sleep apnea to schedule a VA examination. The decision is based on the need for a medical opinion to determine if the condition is service-connected or aggravated by tinnitus.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary because the AOJ did not obtain a medical opinion at the time of the January 2023 rating decision, which was a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- 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 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25007277
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