Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of sleep apnea. The effective date remains March 3, 2017.
The deciding factor: The effective date for secondary service connection is tied to when entitlement arose for the primary condition (bilateral pes planus).
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006815
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