Granted
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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