The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), all as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected conditions. The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for right ankle arthritis.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported that the Veteran's current disabilities were caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044623
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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