Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for asthma and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date for asthma, as the first claim received after the Intent to File was for migraines, not asthma. The VA examiner's report on sleep apnea was found inadequate due to its failure to consider relevant medical records and the Veteran's symptoms of record.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010474
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