The Veteran's insomnia is caused by his service-connected low back and cervical spine disabilities.,The Veteran does not have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but his fatigue is a symptom of his now service-connected insomnia. The Board finds that the Veteran's ED cannot be separately service connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's insomnia was caused by his service-connected low back and cervical spine disabilities, which are considered to cause sleep disturbances.,The Veteran's fatigue is a symptom of his now service-connected insomnia. The Board also noted that obesity can serve as an intermediate step between a service-connected disability and a current disability that may be service connected on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2023
- Citation
- A23030967
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ did not obtain all necessary opinions regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI). The claims for service connection for fatigue, fibromyalgia, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and sleep disorder are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection of insomnia was denied, and the effective date is set to the date of receipt of the claim (May 31, 2024).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia and alcohol use disorder caused his sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims of entitlement to a compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for anterior uveitis, right eye, and service connection for restless leg syndrome, RLE. The claim for service connection for insomnia is dismissed as moot because it was granted with an effective date based on the date of the Veteran's application.
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