The Veteran's service-connected dyssomnia was granted a rating of 30 percent, effective December 15, 1994.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate considerable impairment of social and industrial adaptability due to the dyssomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- dyssomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039794
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for dyssomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome due to conflicting diagnoses and lack of medical opinions.
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