Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing secondary service connection, including aggravation.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a lack of medical evidence linking the Veteran's sleep apnea to his service-connected disabilities or obesity, which may be considered as an intermediate step in establishing service connection for sleep apnea.
- 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
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087444
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