Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to address whether the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder caused or aggravated any obesity, which in turn was a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred as the Board did not obtain an opinion on direct service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, and there is evidence that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition may have contributed to obesity which in turn caused his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092296
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