The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder and service connection for residuals of a heel puncture.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had current residuals of a heel puncture or that his PTSD warranted a higher disability rating, as it did not result in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with insomnia disorder, residuals of puncture in heel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093975
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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