The Board granted service connection for nightmare disorder and dismissed the appeal for chronic dry eyes due to a full grant of benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's nightmare disorder had its onset in service, leading to a grant with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran. The appeal for chronic dry eyes was dismissed because it was fully granted by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dry eyes, nightmare disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015888
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for a new medical opinion to determine if it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and nightmare disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected nightmare disorder is now rated at 70 percent from May 6, 2025. Prior to that date, the rating remains at 30 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as nightmare disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is causally linked to his reported in-service experiences. The decision also grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a 70 percent rating for nightmare disorder prior to June 12, 2024, and remanded the issues of an increased rating for nightmare disorder, entitlement to TDIU prior to June 12, 2024, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status.
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