The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral restless leg syndrome was not related to his active service or service-connected lumbar strain, and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral restless leg syndrome and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral restless leg syndrome, sleep impairment (including sleep apnea), bilateral foot edema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1452129
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- Granted
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- Granted
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