Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to untimeliness, and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was related to his military service or any in-service exposure, and the appeal for COPD was dismissed due to untimeliness.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109725
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