The Board granted service connection for unspecified insomnia disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus, but denied a higher disability rating for the tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's insomnia was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus. However, the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent had already been assigned for the tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024356
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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