The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleeping disorder and for increased evaluations for lumbar strain with arthritis due to insufficient information in the record regarding whether the Veteran's insomnia is separate from his PTSD, and because of concerns about the adequacy of the VA examinations conducted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not sufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's insomnia is a distinct disability from his service-connected PTSD, and also noted issues with the reliability of the VA examination reports regarding flare-ups and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- sleeping disorder, lumbar strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019594
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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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