The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of somatic symptom disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) was set at February 4, 2020, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for OSA is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for somatic symptom disorder before the Board could make a decision. The effective date for service connection of sleep apnea (OSA) was set at February 4, 2020, as it was within one year of the Intent to File a claim. A rating in excess of 50 percent for OSA is denied due to lack of evidence showing chronic respiratory failure or cor pulmonale.
- Claimed conditions
- somatic symptom disorder, sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26036267
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims of anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder and migraines, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including insomnia disorder, anxiety, and somatic symptom disorder) and bruxism. The evidence did not support a finding of direct or secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including somatic symptom disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is rated at 70 percent effective July 2, 2019.
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