The Board granted service connection for insomnia disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's insomnia disorder is caused by his service-connected tinnitus, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022469
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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