The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg restless leg syndrome due to lack of compliance with previous remand directives, conflicting opinions from VA examiners, and need for additional medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a comprehensive review by a VA examiner to address inconsistencies in prior opinions and the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg restless leg syndrome, left leg restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20073002
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant and no eligible person has been identified for substitution.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right leg restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and other specified personality disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions but remanded others for further review.
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