The Board granted service connection for an insomnia disorder as secondary to PTSD and assigned a 50% rating for tension headaches effective March 18, 2019. Other claims were either dismissed or remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting the theories of entitlement presented by the Veteran and the applicable legal standards.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pain syndrome, insomnia disorder, tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, skin disability (nail fungus, urticaria), right hip disability, right leg disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024522
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
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