The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2020 for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), but no earlier.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued the claim for OSA and notified VA of his intent to file on July 9, 2020, which is treated as the date of claim. The Board found that entitlement to secondary service connection arose prior to this time due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104115
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Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of somatic symptom disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) was set at February 4, 2020, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for OSA is denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and a heart condition due to new evidence being submitted. The Veteran's private medical opinions linking his conditions to service are considered insufficient, and VA examinations have not provided causation opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions and a need for additional information regarding the relationship between his OSA and service, as well as any toxic exposure during service.
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