Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a VA examination and corresponding opinion addressing the claim on a direct incurrence basis.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically not providing an opportunity for a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea symptoms in relation to his service and participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089681
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