Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for REM sleep disorder but granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder that is secondary to a service-connected lower extremity disability.
The deciding factor: The right shoulder disorder was granted due to the Veteran's consistent reports of falls resulting from his service-connected radiculopathy, while no current diagnosis of a REM sleep disorder was found.
- Claimed conditions
- REM sleep disorder, Right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107877
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