Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the Veteran's VA Form 10182 was an improper appeal of a non-final higher-level review decision.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 DROC decision was not a final, appealable action as it only identified a duty-to-assist error and did not adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087623
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