Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 8, 2019, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim remained pending from the January 2019 supplemental claim as the AOJ erred when it found that the claim for sleep apnea had been previously adjudicated in a December 2018 rating decision, and thus an effective date of January 8, 2019, is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091482
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