The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The right shoulder and back conditions are denied due to lack of evidence linking them to service.
The deciding factor: Obstructive sleep apnea was found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection. Right shoulder and back conditions were not supported by sufficient evidence connecting them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition, back disability, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103939
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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