The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and insomnia, both related to the Veteran's deployments in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder was at least as likely as not due to her active service experiences, including long working hours and stress during deployments. Insomnia is subsumed under this diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051721
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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