The veteran's insomnia is found to be related to his service-connected GERD, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The veteran's bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and myofascial pain, osteitis pubis are currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's insomnia was caused by his GERD, a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia, Bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, Myofascial pain, osteitis pubis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0206559
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia, fatigue, gallstones, varicose veins, anemia, colitis, and PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied service connection for PTSD and a higher rating for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder/major depressive disorder/insomnia.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a separate 50 percent initial rating for insomnia as secondary to tinnitus, and denied an increased rating for tinnitus. The Board also granted service connection for headache disability, low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for insomnia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and polycythemia vera were dismissed due to procedural issues. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
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