The Board granted service connection for cephalgia (headaches) and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral hand tremors, left restless leg syndrome, and right restless leg syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's headaches began during his active duty service, so the benefit-of-the-doubt rule applied. Further testing is required for the other conditions before a determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- cephalgia (headaches), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral hand tremors, left restless leg syndrome (left RLS), right restless leg syndrome (right RLS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057548
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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