Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded a claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date is October 28, 2022, corresponding to the date the Veteran notified VA of her intent to file a claim for compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016909
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