Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of OSA and DEA benefits to the AOJ for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the AOJ's handling of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002284
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