The Board has decided that an additional medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's periodic limb movement disorder is related to his military service or caused by his service-connected sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not able to provide a clear opinion regarding secondary service connection due to lack of information and evaluation in the previous examination.
- Claimed conditions
- periodic limb movement disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19181065
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a nexus to active service or any presumptive exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, bilateral athlete's foot, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, insomnia, and adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features).,There was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran’s active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and periodic limb movement disorder due to insufficient evidence on file.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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