The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia disorder and other specified depressive disorder, was granted an initial 50 percent rating from December 8, 2020 to the present. The effective date for service connection for other specified insomnia disorder secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disorder with right SI dysfunction is set at December 8, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder manifested as symptoms resulting in occupational and social impairment, including difficulty falling and staying asleep, which led to daytime fatigue, irritability, and relationship issues.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified insomnia disorder, other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072170
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 70 percent prior to August 18, 2025, for service-connected PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.
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