The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings have been granted. The Board has also ordered the Veteran to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service, and he is entitled to a compensable rating for each condition based on the severity of his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- periodic leg movement disorder, left elbow hydrarthrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1617502
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, periodic leg movement disorder, and a higher rating for thoracolumbar spondylosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and thus requires another remand to ensure a complete record for consideration of the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for periodic leg movement disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a sleep disorder examination to determine if any current sleep disabilities are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's skin cancer is related to sun exposure during service. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met and grants the claim.
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