Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to PTSD, prior to January 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The effective date is dependent on the effective date of the service-connected PTSD, which is January 8, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018033
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