The Veteran is seeking service connection for insomnia and depression, which he contends are caused by his service-connected knee disabilities. The case must be remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records, conduct a VA examination regarding the severity of his knee disabilities, and provide an appropriate VA examination regarding his claimed insomnia and depression.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection require further development as there are gaps in medical records and no recent VA examinations have been conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1019853
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a separately diagnosable sleep disorder separate and apart from his already service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
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