The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected nightmare disorder, effective June 30, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran exhibited symptoms of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and disturbances of motivation and mood.
- Claimed conditions
- nightmare disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044693
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a 70 percent rating for nightmare disorder prior to June 12, 2024, and remanded the issues of an increased rating for nightmare disorder, entitlement to TDIU prior to June 12, 2024, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial increased rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's nightmare disorder, as the symptoms more closely approximate mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, fatigue condition, sinusitis, and tinnitus. The claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for fibromyalgia and headache condition were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2022, for the award of service connection for nightmare disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
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