Partly granted
The appeal was dismissed for the right shoulder rotator cuff tear, sleep apnea was granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD, and left shoulder degenerative arthritis and back injury were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is proximately due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but there is no evidence that any current left shoulder condition or back condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tear, sleep apnea, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, back injury (L5-S1 retrolisthesis and mild relative disc space narrowing)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090821
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