Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and insomnia disorder, due to chronic pain from the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The mental health disorders are attributed to chronic pain from the cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disabilities, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092240
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