The Veteran's insomnia, anxiety condition and sleep disturbances are not related to service or a service-connected disability.,His unspecified personality disorder is considered a congenital defect and therefore not subject to service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence linking the Veteran's current insomnia to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia, claimed as anxiety condition and sleep disturbances, Unspecified personality disorder, Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), Bladder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23019891
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- Granted
The reduction in the rating for service-connected TMJ from 30 percent to 10 percent was improper, and the 30 percent rating is restored.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her claim for an earlier effective date for the assigned 10 percent rating for service-connected TMJ, and this appeal is dismissed.
- Denied
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