The Board granted service connection for insomnia as it was made worse by the Veteran's already service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The February 2023 VA examiner and a family nurse practitioner both opined that the Veteran's tinnitus worsened his pre-existing insomnia, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023419
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for insomnia, finding that the severance was improper.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for insomnia.
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