Granted
The Board granted a separate evaluation for insomnia due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the symptoms of anxiety and chronic sleep impairment due to insomnia were not contemplated by the rating criteria for tinnitus and should be assigned a separate rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019563
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