The appeal for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed due to a procedural defect.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's notice of disagreement was not timely filed, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24075991
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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