The Board has determined that the Veteran's restless legs syndrome is caused by his service-connected PTSD with panic disorder, degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine (previously rated as low back strain), and right lower extremity radiculopathy with orchialgia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's restless legs syndrome symptoms are aggravated by his service-connected conditions, including PTSD, degenerative arthritis, and radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- restless legs syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26038593
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding various service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing service medical and personnel records, particularly those related to periods of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) and Inactive Duty for Training (INACDUTRA).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral shin splints but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic sinusitis, coronary heart disease, tremors of the hands, restless legs syndrome, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of restless legs syndrome is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the condition is related to your service-connected generalized anxiety disorder or its medication.
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