Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 29, 2017 for the service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for asthma was liberally construed to include OSA, as it is a respiratory disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), asthma, tinnitus
- 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
- A25006963
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