Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 2019, for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to clear and unmistakable error in the October 2020 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO's denial of an earlier effective date solely because there was no diagnosis until January 2020 was a clear and unmistakable error, as the 'date entitlement arose' should have been determined based on the Veteran's reported symptoms rather than the date of diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019767
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