Dismissed
The appeal of the April 4, 2025, rating decision that denied service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because the Veteran had already requested higher-level review or a supplemental claim with respect to the issue(s) listed on the form.
The deciding factor: The June 9, 2025, Board Appeal request seeking to appeal the April 4, 2025, rating decision that denied service connection for sleep apnea was an improper concurrent election because the Veteran had already requested higher-level review of the same issue.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096603
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