The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome as there was no evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated by active service, and the Veteran's RLS symptoms did not appear until after his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found to be more probative than the Veteran's assertions regarding the onset of his RLS during service or its connection to his service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160125
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