Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea was dismissed due to an invalid concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The NOD and supplemental claim were filed simultaneously, which is not allowed under the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, sleep apnea (SA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110587
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