Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2018, for the grant of service connection of hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's timely submission of claims within one year of VA's receipt of his Notice of Intent to Submit Claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension, hypothyroidism, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022005
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