Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, and hypervigilance), sleep apnea, and hypertension due to lack of evidence of a current disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the absence of a current diagnosis or symptoms related to these conditions in the medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, insomnia, hypervigilance, sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004528
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