Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 27, 2020, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea due to good cause shown for delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deciding factor: VA has determined that delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic constitute good cause under certain circumstances, including the Veteran's circumstances for an untimely filed supplemental claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099285
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