The Veteran's claim for service connection for narcolepsy is granted, and a VA examination is needed to determine the cause of his current condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests that the Veteran may have experienced narcolepsy during service and that military experiences worsened it. The Board finds this sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166008
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for narcolepsy, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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