Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected bilateral ankle disability due to further development needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical guidance is required to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle disability caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn contributed to his 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 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091166
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