Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's reported sleep disturbance in service and whether any of his service-connected disabilities aggravated his obesity, which is a substantial factor in causing OSA.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the lack of a direct service connection opinion and an inadequate secondary service connection opinion regarding aggravation with regards to obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089079
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.