Dismissed
The appeal for entitlement to an increased disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea, including a claim of service connection on a direct basis, is dismissed because the Board's decision in November 2023 granted service connection based on aggravation by a service-connected back disability, not directly.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed as it sought to challenge a rating decision that effectuated a prior Board decision which effectively denied entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096809
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