Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as insomnia secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis and left maxillary mucus retention cyst.
The deciding factor: The more persuasive evidence weighed against finding that the Veteran has or has had an acquired psychiatric disorder at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- 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 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109627
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