The Veteran's primary insomnia and nightmares were found to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Veteran is therefore entitled to a rating of 70 percent for the period prior to August 23, 2011.
The deciding factor: The symptoms included insomnia, nightmares, loss of interest, interpersonal problems, sleep disturbances, and anxiety, which resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Primary Insomnia, Nightmares
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1648319
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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