The Veteran has been granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy, hiatal hernia, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).,Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea as the condition had its onset within one year of separation from service.,For all conditions, the decision is based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has provided credible testimony regarding his symptoms and diagnoses related to these conditions during and after service. The medical evidence supports a finding that he developed these disabilities in service or within one year of separation.,The Veteran's sleep apnea was diagnosed shortly after separation from service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical radiculopathy, hiatal hernia, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614884
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted with an effective date of March 15, 2017.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for reductions in disability ratings were dismissed because the proposed reductions were not final decisions and did not include a hearing request.
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