The Board dismissed the appeal for Gulf War Syndrome. The effective date of service connection for LUE radiculopathy was granted as September 1, 2011. The Veteran's claims for CFS, sleep apnea and fatigue/sleep disturbance are remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision addresses multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions and new claims, including dismissing one appeal, granting an effective date, and remanding others for further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- CFS, sleep apnea, insomnia, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142207
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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