The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability is found to cause chronic sleep impairment, and a 10 percent rating is granted for the prior period. For the period after November 30, 2017, a higher rating of at least 20 percent is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's sleep problems were secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability and awarded a 10 percent rating for this prior period. For the subsequent period, the evidence did not show limitation of motion to the level required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sleep impairment, right shoulder trapezius muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20010799
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