The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea. All other claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions, except for insomnia, began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Dementia, Narcolepsy, Respiratory Disability Other Than Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040820
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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