The Veteran's sleeping disability, characterized as sleep disturbance, is granted on a secondary basis due to his service-connected GERD.,An effective date of June 8, 2020, for the award of service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleeping disability was caused by his service-connected GERD.,The issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than July 16, 2021 for the award of service connection for radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleeping disability (sleep disturbance), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24086606
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