The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified insomnia disorder and unspecified neurocognitive disorder, finding that these conditions are not related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA psychologists provided negative opinions regarding a nexus between the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified insomnia disorder, unspecified neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23039338
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected unspecified insomnia disorder is granted an initial 30 percent disability rating, and no higher.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as unspecified neurocognitive disorder, is remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for additional TERA development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for unspecified neurocognitive disorder, hypertension, and carotid artery atherosclerosis without stenosis as secondary to hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits during service is considered.
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