The appeal for service connection for OSA and DM II was dismissed, as the finding of a difference of opinion related to these issues provided in the January 18, 2023, rating decision was not an adverse action. The effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder could not be earlier than July 27, 2021, and a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis was denied.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed because there was no final adjudicative determination to contest. The effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder could not be earlier than July 27, 2021, and a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis was denied due to the lack of evidence indicating more severe symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Diabetes Mellitus Type II (DM II), Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Tinea Pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018577
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