Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate examination and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required because the previous VA examination was premature as the ordered sleep study had not been completed, and the AOJ relied on this inadequate examination to deny the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087965
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