The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for service-connected insomnia disorder and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as well as service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms of service-connected insomnia disorder approximate occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The persuasive evidence of record weighs against finding that the Veteran's OSA had its onset in service or is otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, insomnia disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034143
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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