The Board has granted service connection for Nightmare Disorder with Sleep Disorder, finding that the Veteran's sleep difficulties are manifestations of his nightmare disorder. The decision also grants service connection for a psychiatric disability (Nightmare Disorder).
The deciding factor: The VA examination report provided by the Board supports the diagnosis of Nightmare Disorder and indicates it is related to military service. The Veteran's sleep difficulties were found to be manifestations of his Nightmare Disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Nightmare Disorder, Sleep Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1230207
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