The veteran's narcolepsy rating was increased to 80% effective April 27, 2022. The Board found that the veteran experienced more than 10 narcoleptic episodes per week during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, granting an 80 percent rating for narcolepsy without cataplexy based on the frequency of narcoleptic episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy without cataplexy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007076
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches and narcolepsy without cataplexy have been granted initial ratings of 30% and 80%, respectively, effective as of the date of the decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected narcolepsy (claimed as idiopathic hypersomnia), finding that his condition is well-controlled with medication and there is no indication he suffers from seizures.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected narcolepsy and separate evaluation of his sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure a complete record upon which to decide his claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for narcolepsy without cataplexy (also claimed as idiopathic hypersomnia).
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