The Board granted service connection for insomnia as a secondary condition to tinnitus and denied an increased rating for the Veteran's tinnitus, finding that the current 10 percent rating is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examination found that the Veteran's insomnia was caused by his service-connected tinnitus. The Board determined that the evidence did not support a higher schedular rating for the Veteran's tinnitus as it already receives the maximum available evaluation under the criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25038881
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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