Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the December 2022 decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA-obtained medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's OSA is inadequate for adjudicative purposes due to its use of the 'proximate causation' standard and failure to address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085526
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