GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2022, for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea with reactive airway disease and allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the criteria for the liberalizing benefit on the effective date of the PACT Act, which allowed for a one-year retroactive period from December 12, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Reactive Airway Disease, Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109563
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