Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 10, 2013, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran first related his obstructive sleep apnea to his obesity in a notice of disagreement dated September 10, 2013, which was caused by his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011424
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