The Veteran's insomnia is granted as service-connected and proximately due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's alopecia does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's right and left-hand arthritis are denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during the period of the claim.,The Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is denied as it was not incurred in service or related to service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are denied as they were not incurred in service or related to service.,Service connection for fibromyalgia prior to September 21, 2017 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran’s insomnia is proximately due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.,There is no evidence of alopecia resulting in loss of all body hair during the period of the claim.,No evidence of right and/or left-hand arthritis was found during the period of the claim.,Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was not incurred in service or related to service.,Migraine headaches were not incurred in service or related to service.,The Veteran has provided conflicting statements regarding fibromyalgia, and further examination is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, alopecia, right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, right hand/wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand/wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100387
What this means for you
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