The Board denied service connection for various undiagnosed illnesses and memory loss and insomnia, finding no evidence linking the veteran's symptoms to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to link the veteran's symptoms to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Undiagnosed illness manifested by an annoying itching over the back, Undiagnosed illness manifested by difficulty breathing, Undiagnosed illness manifested by a feeling of losing consciousness, Undiagnosed illness manifested by loss of appetite, Undiagnosed illness manifested by blurred vision, Undiagnosed illness manifested by difficulty hearing, Undiagnosed illness manifested by loss of muscle control/fatigue, Undiagnosed illness manifested by bleeding gums, Undiagnosed illness manifested by facial muscle twitching, Undiagnosed illness manifested by soreness in the throat, Long-term and short-term memory loss, Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0523414
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between any current acquired psychiatric disorder and service, specifically a claimed in-service personal assault. The Veteran's contentions are that he did not report or seek treatment for this assault because he feared it would complicate his discharge.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a separate disability rating for insomnia is denied as it is subsumed under his service-connected PTSD.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied as no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the July 1986 denial, making the June 9, 2017, claim without legal merit.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for OSA is denied as no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the April 2013 denial, making the June 9, 2017, claim without legal merit.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for insomnia is granted as the evidence supports a finding that his current insomnia began during and has continued since service, and was at least as likely as not caused by service.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected MDD, including insomnia and anxiety disorder, effective from November 13, 2024. The decision concludes that the Veteran's symptoms have most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
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