The Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia as secondary to his service-connected subdural hematoma has been granted. The claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and SMC-S have been dismissed due to the benefits being granted in full by the originating agency prior to a decision by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's insomnia was found to be at least as likely as not (likelihood is at least approximately balanced or nearly equal, if not higher) proximately due to or the result of his service-connected subdural hematoma.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, subdural hematoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24033057
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What this means for you
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