The Veteran's initial compensable rating for Raynaud’s phenomenon and her initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with insomnia (claimed as insomnia) have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show symptoms more nearly approximating those associated with higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect, circumstantial or stereotyped speech, near-continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively, etc., necessary for a rating in excess of 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud’s phenomenon, Adjustment disorder with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072305
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Decisions by this judge: 1,757 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Raynaud’s phenomenon and adjustment disorder with insomnia are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's sleep disorder (insomnia) is granted as secondary to his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. His diabetes mellitus, skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma), and Raynaud’s phenomenon of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are all denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's germ cell cancer in remission is granted. The claims for sensory neuropathy, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, hearing loss, tinnitus and Raynaud’s phenomenon are remanded due to lack of current diagnoses. The claim for PTSD is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Raynaud’s phenomenon, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.
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