Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection opinion regarding obstructive sleep apnea and right foot disability.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred as the VA examiner did not address the theory of entitlement that the Veteran's right foot disability caused or aggravated her obstructive sleep apnea.
- 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
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25084983
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