Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for sleep apnea and fibromyalgia, as there was no good cause to extend the time for filing a supplemental claim outside the one-year period for continuous pursuit.
The deciding factor: There was not good cause to extend the time for the Veteran to submit a supplemental claim outside the one-year period for continuous pursuit, thus the June 2020 rating decision became final and an earlier effective date is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106107
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