Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's election of review options.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087131
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