The Board denied service connection for irregular sleep/wake rhythm and granted service connection for left shoulder trapezius strain, while remanding claims for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, IVDS with strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, to include trochanteric bursitis, and nevus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of irregular sleep/wake rhythm, but the Veteran's left shoulder trapezius strain was found to have begun during active service. The cervical spine and other conditions were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis, irregular sleep/wake rhythm, IVDS with strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, to include trochanteric bursitis, left shoulder trapezius strain, nevus (claimed as compound nevus, non-neoplastic nevus and multiple benign nevi)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102889
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 132 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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