The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to the Veteran's failure to report to scheduled VA examinations. The issues of service connection for RLS and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend his scheduled VA examinations, which necessitates a new examination in order to make a determination on these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- restless leg syndrome (RLS), an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183397
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 a respiratory disability and remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome (RLS), and hand tremors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hand tremors, dyspnea, restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and headaches as further development is needed to address the Veteran's assertions of Gulf War Syndrome-related symptoms.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, a low back condition to include intervertebral disc syndrome, and restless leg syndrome, all found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition and a left shoulder condition, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for allergic rhinitis, RLS, CFS, IBS, respiratory dyspnea, chronic headaches, and an increased rating for the psychiatric condition were remanded.
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