Granted
The Board granted a separate rating for insomnia as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's insomnia is a distinct and separate disability with non-overlapping symptoms.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's insomnia is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected tinnitus and meets the DSM-5 criteria as a separate and distinct mental health disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095780
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