Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for insomnia as secondary to tinnitus, effective June 7, 2024. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied.
The deciding factor: Insomnia and tinnitus were found to be separate disabilities with distinct symptoms, allowing for a separate rating for insomnia under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106213
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