Granted
The Board granted a separate rating for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's insomnia to his service-connected tinnitus, and the symptoms of insomnia are not contemplated by the rating criteria for tinnitus under Diagnostic Code 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091968
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