Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding secondary service connection due to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism and obesity.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's non-service-connected sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism with obesity as an intermediate step.
- 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
- A25089952
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