Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that May 16, 2022 is the earliest valid claim date.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 rating decision became final and continuous pursuit was broken. The Veteran did not submit a valid claim for sleep apnea after the issuance of the March 2021 decision notice but prior to the May 16, 2022 supplemental claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016972
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