Citation Nr: 21004738 Decision Date: 01/28/21 Archive Date: 01/28/21 DOCKET NO. 17-26 512 DATE: January 28, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty for training from May 22, to September 22, 1975. In October 2020, the Board remanded the issue below on appeal for further development, and the case has since been returned to the Board. The Board finds that the AOJ has not substantially complied with the remand directives. See Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268, 271 (1998). Entitlement to service connection for OSA is remanded. In the October 2020 Board remand, the Board directed the AOJ, in pertinent part, to schedule the Veteran for an OSA examination. Specifically, the examiner was directed to address the positive opinion provided by the Veteran’s pulmonary sleep medicine provider in April 2020. While the Board notes that the Veteran was afforded an examination and accompanying opinion in November 2020, the examiner failed to address the opinion as requested. Indeed, it appears the examiner merely recited the opinion along with the pertinent medical evidence of record. Further, the Board finds that the rationale to be insufficient in that it appears to be based on his lack of complaints during service. Accordingly, an addendum opinion is required. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: Obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician regarding whether the Veteran’s OSA is at least as likely as not related to his active service. The examiner must address the positive opinion provided by the Veteran’s pulmonary sleep medicine provider in April 2020 and provide a sufficient rationale to support the opinion L. M. BARNARD Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board R. A. Elliott II, Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.