Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected back disability, and service connection for sleep apnea and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a 40 percent rating for the back disability due to limited motion upon flare-ups. Service connection was granted for sleep apnea based on in-service snoring complaints, and for right leg radiculopathy as it is related to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain (back disability), sleep apnea, right leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086274
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