Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a leg disorder and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI due to the need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's restless leg syndrome, which may be related to his service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- leg disorder (claimed as restless leg syndrome with body twitches), sleep apnea, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002911
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