Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic plantar calluses of the bilateral feet, while remanding the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and right leg condition.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 Notice of Disagreement was an impermissible concurrent election as it appealed the same issues already pending before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic plantar calluses of the bilateral feet, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right leg condition (pain radiating into right leg)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103694
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