Dismissed
The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to severe PTSD, anxiety, depression, and obesity was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election of appeal options.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the prohibition against concurrent elections under the modernized appeal system.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106703
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