The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding the etiology of the Veteran's insomnia disorder. The examiner is asked to reconcile the conflicting opinions and provide a new opinion on whether the condition was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 VA examiner did not address or attempt to reconcile the September 2017 VA medical opinion, which found that the Veteran's insomnia disorder was related to his military experiences while deployed.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22069801
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia disorder is rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not sufficient to reflect his disability picture.
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