The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerking, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerking, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left ankle condition due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his right ankle condition, myoclonic jerking, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right ankle condition due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his left ankle condition, myoclonic jerking, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of myoclonic jerking due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a separate disability evaluation for left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also being remanded for service connection of his left ankle condition, right ankle condition, myoclonic jerking, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found the opinions regarding migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.,The Board found the opinion regarding obstructive sleep apnea to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.,The Board found the opinions regarding left ankle condition and right ankle condition to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.,The Board found the opinions regarding right ankle condition to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.,The Board found the opinion regarding myoclonic jerking to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.,The Board found the opinions regarding left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves to be inadequate due to incomplete reasoning and failure to consider relevant medical literature or lay evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, left ankle condition (including pain), right ankle condition (including pain), myoclonic jerking, left lower extremity radiculopathy affecting the tibial, peroneal, and cutaneous nerves
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22069117
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What this means for you
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