The Board denied service connection for sleep disturbances and night sweats, finding that these symptoms are manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep disturbances and night sweats were found to be a manifestation of his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep disturbances, Night sweats
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19125876
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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