The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor disorder, but remanded the claim for service connection for hypersomnia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to deficiencies in most areas, but the claim for service connection for hypersomnia was remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, and anxiety), Hypersomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020995
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 399 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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