Items for va disability percentages1/7/2024 There are 3 primary ways a veteran can get a VA disability rating for Insomnia: Insomnia is a sleep disorder most often rated analogously under CFR Title 38, Part 4, Schedule for Rating Disabilities, Diagnostic Codes (DC) for Mental Disorders. Yes, Insomnia is a VA disability and can be rated at 0%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, or 100% depending upon the Frequency, Severity, and Duration of your symptoms as well as “how” those symptoms affect your “Occupational and Social Impairment” – meaning your work, life, and social functioning. The #1 best way to increase your VA rating for Insomnia is to have objective medical evidence to show your symptoms have worsened over time. If you’re trying to increase your VA rating for Insomnia, you need to prove to the VA that your symptoms are now worse and warrant the higher rating criteria by law. If you think you have a mental or sleep disorder such as Insomnia, but don’t have a medical diagnosis, pick-up the phone and call the VA mental health facility nearest you to make an appointment right away! Persistent and recurring symptoms of Insomnia (“Severity of Symptoms”) to include how it affects your work, life, and social functioning Your Insomnia was caused or made worse by your active-duty military service OR by another service connected disability for secondary service connection (“Nexus” for service connection) Medical diagnosis of Insomnia, either acute or chronic, in a medical record (Service Treatment Records, VA medical records, or private medical records) To be eligible for an Insomnia VA Rating, a veteran must meet three (3) criteria by law: VA Disability Rating for Insomnia: Basic Eligibility Criteria
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