The Veteran's sleep disorder is not considered a separate disability and is already compensated through his service-connected spine disabilities.,There is no evidence of a specific right side disability that is not related to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to pre-existing service-connected conditions, making it difficult to establish a separate disability for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Trouble sleeping, Right side disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447684
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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