The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an unspecified sleep disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current disability or objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23046497
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an unspecified sleep disorder due to a duty to assist error, requiring an examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified sleep disorder was granted, while his claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for a sleep disorder due to insufficient medical opinion and incomplete record review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA medical opinion provided in November 2018. The case will be returned for an appropriate VA examination and further analysis.
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