The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection for muscle twitching, claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness, is being remanded for proper VCAA notice and further development.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded because the appropriate definition of new and material evidence was not provided in the previous VCAA notice.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle twitching
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1220084
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue and muscle twitching, effective August 1, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to muscle twitching or peripheral neuropathy of the thighs and a neck condition. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and private medical records, scheduling appropriate examinations, and providing an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus, headaches, PTSD, excessive alcohol use, and muscle twitching due to additional evidence being added to the file.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's muscle twitching is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The claims for residuals of TBI and memory loss are remanded.
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