The Veteran's insomnia disorder is granted a separate disability rating as it meets the DSM-5 criteria and is not related to his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a current diagnosis of other specified insomnia disorder under the DSM-5 criteria, which is manifested by symptoms that are not duplicative or overlapping with the symptomatology of his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022387
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