The Board granted service connection for narcolepsy, finding new and relevant evidence that was not previously part of the record.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted after the prior final denial included records not previously before the AOJ as of the date of notice of the prior decision and tended to prove or disprove the matter at issue (i.e., the records related to the Veteran's claim for service connection for narcolepsy).
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067405
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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