The Board granted service connection for PTSD with insomnia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his diagnosed condition is related to in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's current symptoms to his in-service stressors, and Captain M.T., a licensed professional counselor, corroborated these events.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25029902
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with insomnia was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD with insomnia was granted a 70 percent rating effective October 15, 2021, while the claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of these conditions were related to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied DIC benefits because the Veteran was not totally disabled for at least 10 years before death. The cause of death service connection was remanded due to errors in assisting the claim.
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