Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied an earlier effective date, a higher rating for anxiety disorder, and service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The right elbow fracture claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's July 15, 2024, VA Form 10182 did not constitute a valid appeal of the October 30, 2017, rating decision due to untimeliness, and there was no evidence supporting service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction, Right Elbow Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089725
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