Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service-connected right knee, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided are inadequate because they failed to address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection and did not comply with the standard set by Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- 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
- A25089714
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