Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for OSA, stating that the evidence did not show the veteran needed a CPAP machine before May 11, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing the veteran required a CPAP machine prior to May 11, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001079
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