The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder other than sleep apnea, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and that any symptoms are related to his already service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran did not have a separately diagnosed sleep disorder and that his chronic sleep impairment was a symptom of his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder other than sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032610
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