The Board remands the claim for an increased disability rating greater than 10 percent for service-connected insomnia disorder due to a pre-decisional developmental error regarding the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is a contradiction between the notice indicating the Veteran failed to report and the record showing he was 'SEEN' on March 7, 2022, necessitating clarification before denying the claim based on a failure to report.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25053729
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 9, 2024, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted the appeal by restoring a separate rating for insomnia disorder effective April 1, 2025, as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the May 10, 2023 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as insomnia secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis and left maxillary mucus retention cyst.
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