The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder other than insomnia as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptoms during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of a sleep disorder other than insomnia found in the medical records, and the Veteran refused to undergo a sleep study. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder other than insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18150262
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder other than insomnia and denied increased ratings for migraine headaches, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, insomnia disorder, and residuals of TBI, and TDIU prior to October 27, 2021. However, the Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches since June 11, 2021, a 70 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, insomnia disorder, and residuals of TBI since May 1, 2019, and a TDIU solely due to service-connected psychiatric disabilities as of October 27, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied service connection for tinnitus. The other claims, including a back disorder, sleep disorder other than insomnia, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder other than insomnia, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of such a condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending and will be reconsidered with a new addendum opinion.
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