Granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 17, 2021, for service connection for sleep apnea due to the Veteran's timely Intent to File and good cause for late filing.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's request for an extension of time limit for filing a complete claim due to difficulties caused by COVID-19.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009666
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