The Veteran's micturition syncope, OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder cervical radiculopathy, and numbness and tingling right upper extremity have been granted service connection with a 10% disability rating for micturition syncope. The other conditions are also granted but no specific rating is assigned.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of dizziness due to micturition syncope, along with the diagnosed conditions and their associated symptoms, have been found to meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating under DC 9305 (mild or transient symptoms resulting in mild impairment).
- Claimed conditions
- micturition syncope, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), cervical spine condition, left shoulder cervical radiculopathy, numbness and tingling right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26016651
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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