Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The notice of disagreement regarding sleep apnea was not timely filed, leading to its dismissal.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, recurrent skin disability to include acne residuals and facial scars, acquired left eye disability to include corneal scarring, blurry vision, blindness, and double vision, trunk and right leg scars, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, recurrent gastrointestinal disability to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086597
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