The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder has been reopened. The initial disability rating for bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis prior to December 8, 2019 is granted at 10 percent. Other claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that tends to prove the presence of a current diagnosis of insomnia, which could be considered as service connection for a sleep disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, insomnia, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- A20019071
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a separately diagnosable sleep disorder separate and apart from his already service-connected PTSD.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her service-connected major depressive disorder.
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