Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus may have caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn led to or aggravated his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The existing medical opinions are deemed inadequate as they do not address the specific theory that the Veteran's obesity is due to his service-connected condition and has led to or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive 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
- A25089890
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