Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 6, 2007 for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's February 2011 withdrawal was not valid and his November 3, 2008 letter was a substantive appeal rather than a new claim, thus the effective date is January 6, 2007, the day following his discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110460
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