Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2022, for the award of service connection for nightmare disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing symptoms associated with the diagnosed nightmare disorder from the date of the intent to file in January 2022, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- nightmare disorder, left ankle degenerative arthritis with tendinitis, right ankle degenerative arthritis with tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left hand tendinitis, right hand tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020704
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