The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's unspecified sleep wake disorder, effective from May 23, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the level associated with a 10 percent rating due to mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of occasional stress.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified sleep wake disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068110
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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