The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the proposed severance of service connection for central sleep apnea due to a procedural defect.
The deciding factor: The issue was improperly docketed before the Board under the AMA appeals system due to a procedural defect, and thus must be dismissed.
- Claimed conditions
- Central sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26014443
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for central sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for an adequate toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) opinion.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for central sleep apnea, finding that it is related to a head injury sustained during active duty in March 2001.
- Denied
The Veteran's central sleep apnea is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating as his condition does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed with the August 2018 rating decision, and thus the claim is denied.
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