Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and sensorineural hearing loss due to untimely notice of disagreement, while remanding the claim for hypertension for further development.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed due to procedural defects in filing the notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sensorineural hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101233
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