The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral restless leg syndrome, finding that his symptoms are severe in each leg.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran's RLS to be severe and noted it could progress to become incapacitating if left untreated. The Veteran's symptoms were mildly more severe in his left leg but still met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under DC 8103, which is the highest possible rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1819783
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claim.,Service connection is granted for left knee pain, bilateral RLS, and allergic rhinitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and reopened claims for a chronic upper respiratory infection, but denied other claims including service connection for pain of the thoracic spine, bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), psychiatric disability, back disability, lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle disability, rhinitis, sinus arrhythmia, and various other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for epistaxis, bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left ankle disorder and remanded the issues of service connection for RLS, right wrist, and right knee disorders.
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