Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for service-connected COPD and obstructive sleep apnea due to inextricably intertwined claims.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as a decision on clear and unmistakable error could significantly impact the current appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019213
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