Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of insomnia, including as secondary to major depressive disorder and hypertension, is remanded. The Board needs more information from a VA examination.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred prior to the Veteran's election to enter the RAMP program, requiring a remand for a VA examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia, major depressive disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006139
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