The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep disturbances, which are claimed to be related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability, need further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to address whether the Veteran’s sleep disturbance disability was worsened or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disability as required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20051076
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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