The Board remands the claims for service connection for restless leg syndrome of both lower extremities as more evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's condition is secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's restless leg syndrome was caused or aggravated by his TBI, and therefore, a remand is necessary for another medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity, Restless leg syndrome of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087096
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Decisions by this judge: 622 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, right inguinal hernia, non allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while granting service connection for left knee strain and left leg shin splints.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating greater than 10 percent for restless leg syndrome of the left and right lower extremities, as well as an earlier effective date for the 70 percent evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with traumatic brain injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen and readjudicate claims for severance of service connection for PTSD, muscle and joint pain in the left shoulder, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, restless leg syndrome of the right lower extremity, and restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity effective November 1, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate previous VA examinations and insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his ankle disabilities and restless leg syndrome. The claims are being returned for further development, including additional medical examinations.
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