The veteran's psychiatric symptoms, including sleep disturbance, have not been shown to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness incurred during his Gulf War service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness and concluded that the veteran's sleep disturbance was part of his anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, sleep disturbance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0214444
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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