The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of June 7, 2023, for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and right ankle arthritis.
The deciding factor: The intent to file on June 7, 2023, could not attach to the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a right ankle disability received in February 2024, as only one complete claim can be associated with each intent to file, and the next complete claim received within the year following the intent to file was the Supplemental Claim received in August 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108077
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