The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 29, 2022, for a 100 percent rating for insomnia disorder and depressive disorder is granted. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise as to whether the Veteran experienced total occupational and social impairment from that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding the onset of symptoms leading to total occupational and social impairment, which occurred on April 29, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia disorder, Depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083386
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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.
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