The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of restless leg syndrome was granted, with the effective date set to July 6, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran continuously pursued the issues following the submission of his initial claim and that the date entitlement arose is July 6, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity, restless leg syndrome of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001395
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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