The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as the issue was fully granted by the AOJ with an effective date of August 26, 2019.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the fact that the September 2025 rating decision fully granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA and no case or controversy as to this issue remains before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088338
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 44% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability as it was aggravated beyond its natural progression by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for service connection for back injury, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral shin splints, left leg disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability, abnormal heart / stress disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and shoulder disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence to support the Veteran's claims based on his service records.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability and an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disability as there is no current diagnosis of either condition.
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