The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for sleep impairment, diffuse joint pain, and muscle deterioration as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability. The evidence submitted since the April 2002 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes reports from VA and private treatment records indicating symptoms such as insomnia, joint pain, muscle deterioration, and difficulty sleeping during and after service, which are consistent with an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep impairment, diffuse joint pain, muscle deterioration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18146225
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of left trigeminal neuralgia was granted, and service connection was established for secondary conditions including blurred vision, dizziness, nausea/gastrointestinal symptoms, and sleep impairment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and fibromyalgia, finding no current disability beyond that associated with his service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment and hearing loss of the right ear, and a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left eye injury from April 27, 1998. The claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for sleep impairment, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, for further development.
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