The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for primary insomnia and a compensable rating for chronic mixed headache syndrome due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied as a matter of law because the Veteran failed to attend necessary VA examinations, which were required to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic mixed headache syndrome, primary insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109313
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for service-connected PTSD and primary insomnia.
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