The Board granted service connection for restless leg syndrome and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The increased evaluation claim for Crohn's disease was denied, but the veteran is entitled to a higher rating based on new evidence submitted after his initial claims were decided.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's current symptoms of restless leg syndrome were related to service or any incident therein, and thus service connection could not be established. The veteran was granted an increased evaluation for Crohn's disease based on new evidence received post-decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, depression, restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613153
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