Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than October 13, 2023 for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: Entitlement to service connection arose on October 13, 2023 after the April 26, 2021 date of claim and was based on secondary service connection to a service-connected allergic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084706
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