The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed as PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), but dismissed the claim for chronic sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors during his service aboard the USS Vandergrift, and there is a medical nexus between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his military service. The Board also found that the Veteran has insomnia separate from PTSD and granted service connection for it as secondary to tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091051
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