Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion addressing all theories of entitlement.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was made as the AOJ failed to obtain an adequate etiological opinion regarding direct, secondary, and aggravation theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086268
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