The Board granted service connection for restless leg syndrome, to include as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA medical opinion and the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms support a finding that his RLS is related to his service-connected OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- restless leg syndrome (RLS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051481
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with effective dates of April 1, 2019.,Service-connected conditions include left and right wrist arthritis, hand conditions, back condition, lower extremity radiculopathy, OSA, and RLS.
- 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.
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