The Veteran's claim for sleep disturbances is denied as the condition is not separate and distinct from his already service-connected sleep disorder.,Service connection for degenerative arthritis with muscle atrophy, joint, and muscle pain in the bilateral knees is denied due to lack of radiological confirmation within the appellate period. The Veteran is already service-connected for knee disorders.,The Veteran's claim for degenerative arthritis with muscle atrophy, joint, and muscle pain in the right shoulder is remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted because the Veteran’s sleep disturbances are a symptom of his service-connected conditions.,There is no radiological confirmation of arthritis within the appellate period. The Veteran's subjective complaints do not constitute a current disability for VA compensation purposes.,The etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative arthritis needs to be determined as it may be related to natural aging or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances, degenerative arthritis with muscle atrophy, joint, and muscle pain (bilateral knees), degenerative arthritis with muscle atrophy, joint, and muscle pain (right shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125394
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left knee, right knee, right wrist, headaches, and sleep disturbances as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, sleep disturbances, a right knee disability, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, allergic rhinitis, and patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis in the left knee. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's motion to revise June 2009 and July 2012 rating decisions that denied service connection for sleep disturbances, on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), is remanded. The AOJ must adjudicate whether a claim of service connection for sleep apnea was reasonably raised at the time of the June 2009 and July 2012 rating decisions.
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