The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's current diagnosis of RLS and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- A19003161
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Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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