The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for headaches and sinus disorders, and tinnitus. However, it granted service connection for insomnia disorder/depressive disorder as due to service-connected CAD.
The deciding factor: The evidence was not persuasive in establishing a current diagnosis of a headache or sinus disorder, and there is no credible evidence that the Veteran's tinnitus had onset during active service or is otherwise causally connected to his active service. However, the evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's insomnia/depressive disorder and his service-connected CAD.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Headaches, Insomnia disorder/depressive disorder, Sinus disorder, Tinnitus, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002748
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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