The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted, and his RLE radiculopathy remains at a 10 percent rating. The Board also grants the Veteran an increased rating for IVDS of the lumbar spine prior to July 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided medical opinions supporting service connection for OSA and RLE radiculopathy, with no additional functional loss found in the retrospective examination. The Board granted service connection based on competent evidence linking these conditions to service, and denied an increased rating as there was no evidence of more than mild impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea"}, {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the Right Lower Extremity (RLE)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178579
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.
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