The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a sleep disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The issues of an increased rating for back disability on an extraschedular basis and TDIU were also addressed.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current sleep disability in the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep Disability, Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease with Recurrent Joint Pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1724010
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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