Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the service connection award for obstructive sleep apnea, rated with reactive airway disease at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The earliest permissible effective date for the award of service connection for sleep apnea is May 13, 2022, based on the date VA received the Veteran's Fully Developed Claim that remained pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Reactive Airway Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085092
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