Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for insomnia disorder as secondary to tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions and examinations.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 examination report did not adequately discuss the issue of aggravation, while the September 2024 opinion was found internally inconsistent and inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108168
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