The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected disabilities, including obesity as an intermediate step.
The deciding factor: The July and December 2019 VA examinations were inadequate because they did not adequately address the Veteran's medications or physical limitations caused by his service-connected disabilities. The Board finds that a new examination is necessary to provide a more accurate opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions.
- 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 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089643
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