Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a sleep disorder as it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back, right hip, and knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's sleep disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities due to pain from these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric condition, to include unspecified depressive disorder, cannabis use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cocaine use disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009112
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