Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to provide an adequate opinion on the etiology of sleep apnea, considering its potential secondary relationship with the Veteran's service-connected migraine disability.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 VA opinion was found inadequate due to not using the 'but for' analysis and not addressing aggravation as required by case law.
- 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091068
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