The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder to schedule a VA examination as the evidence of record does not contain sufficient competent medical evidence to decide the claim.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to the lack of a VA examination and an opinion regarding the relationship between any current sleep disability and service, in accordance with McLendon criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067292
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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