Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for dyspnea of unknown etiology and service connection for cardiac arrhythmia, dermatosis-left hand, cervicothoracic pain, radicular pain and paresthesia of upper extremities, and obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dyspnea of unknown etiology (claimed as respiratory insufficiency dyspnea), cardiac arrhythmia, dermatosis-left hand, cervicothoracic pain, including as secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability, radicular pain and paresthesia of left upper extremity, radicular pain and paresthesia of right upper extremity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093062
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