The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 29, 2018, for service connection of sleep apnea with asthma and a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of sleep apnea with asthma were present at the time he filed his Intent to File on August 29, 2018, which is earlier than the March 24, 2020, effective date previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033677
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a neck disability and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, as well as entitlement to TDIU based on the sleep apnea alone.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, while remanding several other claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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